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East High School

(515) 242-7788

Physical Address:
815 East 13th ST
Des Moines, IA  50316
Mailing Address:
815 E 13th ST
Des Moines, IA  50316

School Information

District:
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Polk County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
2224

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in East High School

This School County Average State Average
White 51.80% 68.30% 85.70%
Hispanic 23.29% 12.96% 7.40%
Black 13.71% 10.77% 5.16%
Asian/Pacific 6.34% 4.10% 2.03%
Others 4.63% 4.81% 3.50%
American Indian 0.22% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in East High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.98% 51.09% 51.69%
Female 48.02% 48.91% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for East High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 1369 1263 1152
Hispanic 345 379 518
Black 345 352 305
Asian/Pacific 144 144 141
Others 0 0 103
American Indian 16 20 5
Total 2219 2158 2224

Enrollment by Gender for East High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 1150 1118 1156
Female 1069 1040 1068
Total 2219 2158 2224

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for East High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2219 2158 2224
# Eligible for free lunch 1135 (51%) 1004 (47%) 1267 (57%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 242 (11%) 242 (11%) 274 (12%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 1377 (62%) 1246 (58%) 1541 (69%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for East High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2219 2158 2224
Fulltime teachers 121.5 123.8 118.9
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.30 17.40 18.70
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54