📍 710 28th St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50312
Ruby Van Meter is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 113 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lindsay Fox. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.0:1. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ruby Van Meter enrolls 113 students across grades K–12. The student body is 71% male and 29% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 56 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 3 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
83 of the school's 113 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 67 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ruby Van Meter 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 21, state house district 41.
Ruby Van Meter 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 113 students, Ruby Van Meter 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