📍 1610 SE 6th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, 50315
McKinley Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Grady. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McKinley Elementary School enrolls 285 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 45% |
| White | 77 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 17 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 285 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McKinley 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 17, state house district 33.
McKinley 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 285 students, McKinley 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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