📍 1411 E 33rd St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50317
Stowe Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 313 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tiona Sandbulte. 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 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Stowe Elementary School enrolls 313 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 126 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 313 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Stowe 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 16, state house district 31.
Stowe 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 313 students, Stowe 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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