📍 5817 NE 3rd St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50313
Cornell Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 527 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Vaughan. It is part of the Saydel Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cornell Elementary School enrolls 527 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 386 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 527 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cornell Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 19, state house district 38.
Cornell Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Saydel Comm School District, based in Des Moines, Iowa. The district serves 1,409 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 527 students, Cornell Elementary School is close to the district average of about 470 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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