📍 4401 E 46th St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50317
Delaware Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 398 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chelsea Clark. It is part of the Southeast Polk Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Delaware Elementary enrolls 398 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 12% Black or African American and 9.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 262 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 28 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 398 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 143 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Delaware 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 19, state house district 38.
Delaware Elementary is one of 11 schools in Southeast Polk Comm School District, based in Altoona, Iowa. The district serves 7,501 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 398 students, Delaware Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 682 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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