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Jordan Creek Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 4105 Fuller Rd, West Des Moines, Polk County, 50265

647
Pupils
16.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Jordan Creek Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 647 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Annie Orsini. It is part of the West Des Moines Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Annie Orsini
School district
West Des Moines Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Jordan Creek Elementary School enrolls 647 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.

Male students
313 (48%)
Female students
334 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
39.5
Student-teacher ratio
16.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White43667%
Hispanic or Latino7612%
Two or more races517.9%
Black or African American446.8%
Asian385.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

146 of the school's 647 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 135 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“6

Jordan Creek Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 21, state house district 42.

School district: West Des Moines Comm School District

Jordan Creek Elementary School is one of 14 schools in West Des Moines Comm School District, based in West Des Moines, Iowa. The district serves 9,110 students district-wide and employs 607 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 647 students, Jordan Creek Elementary School is close to the district average of about 651 students per school.

9,110
District students
14
Schools
607
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
71%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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