📍 1801 16th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, 50314
Jessie Franklin Taylor is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 205 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Sambu. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K in an urban setting. The school employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jessie Franklin Taylor enrolls 205 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 84 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 21% |
| White | 38 | 19% |
| Asian | 23 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 7.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 205 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jessie Franklin Taylor 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 18, state house district 35.
Jessie Franklin Taylor 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 205 students, Jessie Franklin Taylor is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.
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Setting: City - Midsize
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