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Jefferson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Willie Montgomery. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls 338 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 10 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 338 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 21, state house district 41.
Jefferson Elementary School is one of 59 schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District, based in Des Moines, Iowa. The district serves 30,048 students district-wide and employs 2,077 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 338 students, Jefferson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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