📍 1849 Forest Ave, Des Moines, Polk County, 50314
King Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Renita Lord. 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 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
King Elementary School enrolls 267 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 114 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 38% |
| White | 20 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 15 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 267 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
King 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 18, state house district 35.
King 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 267 students, King 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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