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Downtown School
(515) 284-5848
- Physical Address:
- 500 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309
- Mailing Address:
- 500 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
School Information
- District:
- Des Moines Independent Comm School District
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Polk County
- Level:
- Primary
- Grade Span:
- KG - 6
- Number of Students:
- 293
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Downtown School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
71.67% |
68.30% |
85.70% |
| Hispanic |
9.22% |
12.96% |
7.40% |
| Black |
8.53% |
10.77% |
5.16% |
| Others |
5.12% |
4.81% |
3.50% |
| Asian/Pacific |
5.12% |
4.10% |
2.03% |
| American Indian |
0.34% |
0.51% |
0.92% |
Genders in Downtown School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Female |
53.58% |
48.91% |
48.31% |
| Male |
46.42% |
51.09% |
51.69% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Downtown School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
199 |
192 |
210 |
| Hispanic |
13 |
17 |
27 |
| Black |
37 |
30 |
25 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| Asian/Pacific |
19 |
19 |
15 |
| American Indian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
268 |
258 |
293 |
Enrollment by Gender for Downtown School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Female |
137 |
133 |
157 |
| Male |
131 |
125 |
136 |
| Total |
268 |
258 |
293 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Downtown School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
268 |
258 |
293 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
35
(13%) |
22
(9%) |
37
(13%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
17
(6%) |
13
(5%) |
18
(6%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
52
(19%) |
35
(14%) |
55
(19%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Downtown School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
268 |
258 |
293 |
| Fulltime teachers |
18.3 |
18.5 |
21.2 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
14.60 |
13.90 |
13.85 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.12 |
14.55 |
14.54 |