📍 2929 SE 22nd St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50320
River Woods Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 496 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Traci Shipley. 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 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Woods Elementary School enrolls 496 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 224 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 20% |
| Asian | 95 | 19% |
| White | 51 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
445 of the school's 496 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
River Woods 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.
River Woods 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 496 students, River Woods 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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