📍 1401 Geil Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, 50315
Morris Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 444 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sherry Amos. 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 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morris Elementary School enrolls 444 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 37% |
| White | 162 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 444 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Morris 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 34.
Morris 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 444 students, Morris Elementary School is close to 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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