📍 807 23rd St, West Des Moines, Polk County, 50265
Fairmeadows Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 569 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandon Pierce. It is part of the West Des Moines Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairmeadows Elementary School enrolls 569 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino and 8.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 387 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 38 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 569 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Fairmeadows 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 22, state house district 43.
Fairmeadows 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 569 students, Fairmeadows Elementary School is close to the district average of about 651 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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