📍 901 Walnut St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50309
Walnut Street School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 269 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Laug. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walnut Street School enrolls 269 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 32% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 10% |
| Asian | 14 | 5.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 269 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walnut Street 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.
Walnut Street 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 269 students, Walnut Street 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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