📍 4201 South Union, Des Moines, Polk County, 50315
South Union Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jill Burke. 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 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Union Elementary School enrolls 442 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 30% |
| White | 117 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 23% |
| Asian | 52 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 442 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 366 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Union 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.
South Union 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 442 students, South Union 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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