📍 2941 Dean Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, 50317
Willard Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 286 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Kruse. 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 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Willard Elementary School enrolls 286 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 37% |
| White | 99 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 12 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 286 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Willard 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.
Willard 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 286 students, Willard 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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