📍 705 E University Ave, Des Moines, Polk County, 50316
Carver Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jill Burnett-requist. 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 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carver Elementary enrolls 423 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 228 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 105 | 25% |
| White | 46 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5% |
| Asian | 18 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
401 of the school's 423 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 372 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carver Elementary 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 32.
Carver Elementary 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 423 students, Carver Elementary 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