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Carver Elementary

(515) 242-8418

Physical Address:
705 East University Ave
Des Moines, IA  50316
Mailing Address:
705 E University Ave
Des Moines, IA  50316

School Information

District:
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Polk County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
680

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Carver Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 45.74% 12.96% 7.40%
Black 22.94% 10.77% 5.16%
White 16.47% 68.30% 85.70%
Others 7.06% 4.81% 3.50%
Asian/Pacific 6.91% 4.10% 2.03%
American Indian 0.88% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in Carver Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.65% 51.09% 51.69%
Female 47.35% 48.91% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Carver Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 233 266 311
Black 135 147 156
White 207 175 112
Others 0 0 48
Asian/Pacific 65 50 47
American Indian 2 4 6
Total 642 642 680

Enrollment by Gender for Carver Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 335 348 358
Female 307 294 322
Total 642 642 680

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Carver Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 642 642 680
# Eligible for free lunch 481 (75%) 430 (67%) 533 (78%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 54 (8%) 65 (10%) 61 (9%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 535 (83%) 495 (77%) 594 (87%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Carver Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 642 642 680
Fulltime teachers 53.6 52.0 50.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 12.00 12.30 13.61
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54