📍 2900 E 42nd Street, Des Moines, Polk County, 50317
Brubaker Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 622 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Inthalangsy Ashley. 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 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brubaker Elementary School enrolls 622 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 259 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
530 of the school's 622 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 471 qualify for free lunch and 59 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brubaker 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.
Brubaker 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 622 students, Brubaker Elementary School is larger 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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