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Garton Elementary
(515) 242-8408
- Physical Address:
- 2820 East 24th ST
Des Moines, IA 50317
- Mailing Address:
- 2820 E 24th ST
Des Moines, IA 50317
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:
- 620
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Garton Elementary
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
38.87% |
68.30% |
85.70% |
| Hispanic |
26.45% |
12.96% |
7.40% |
| Black |
20.00% |
10.77% |
5.16% |
| Asian/Pacific |
7.90% |
4.10% |
2.03% |
| Others |
5.65% |
4.81% |
3.50% |
| American Indian |
1.13% |
0.51% |
0.92% |
Genders in Garton Elementary
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
52.10% |
51.09% |
51.69% |
| Female |
47.9% |
48.91% |
48.31% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Garton Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
336 |
330 |
241 |
| Hispanic |
120 |
154 |
164 |
| Black |
111 |
119 |
124 |
| Asian/Pacific |
34 |
43 |
49 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
35 |
| American Indian |
3 |
4 |
7 |
| Total |
604 |
650 |
620 |
Enrollment by Gender for Garton Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
328 |
340 |
323 |
| Female |
276 |
310 |
297 |
| Total |
604 |
650 |
620 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Garton Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
604 |
650 |
620 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
399
(66%) |
367
(56%) |
424
(68%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
50
(8%) |
79
(12%) |
71
(11%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
449
(74%) |
446
(69%) |
495
(80%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Garton Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
604 |
650 |
620 |
| Fulltime teachers |
48.3 |
47.9 |
45.9 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
12.50 |
13.60 |
13.51 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.12 |
14.55 |
14.54 |