📍 3725 52nd St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50310
Moore Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Renee Gelfond. 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 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Moore Elementary School enrolls 296 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 21% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 17% |
| Asian | 31 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 296 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Moore 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 18, state house district 36.
Moore 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 296 students, Moore Elementary 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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