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Des Moines Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, King County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Des Moines Elementary enrolls 520 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 29% |
| White | 126 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 14% |
| Asian | 69 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 20 | 3.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 520 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Des Moines Elementary 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 WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 33.
Des Moines Elementary is one of 43 schools in Highline School District, based in BURIEN, Washington. The district serves 18,072 students district-wide and employs 1,010 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 520 students, Des Moines Elementary is larger than the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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