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Hillis Elementary School
(515) 242-8412
- Physical Address:
- 2401 56th ST
Des Moines, IA 50310
- Mailing Address:
- 2401 56th ST
Des Moines, IA 50310
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:
- 471
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Hillis Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
62.00% |
68.30% |
85.70% |
| Hispanic |
16.99% |
12.96% |
7.40% |
| Black |
8.92% |
10.77% |
5.16% |
| Others |
7.01% |
4.81% |
3.50% |
| Asian/Pacific |
4.67% |
4.10% |
2.03% |
| American Indian |
0.42% |
0.51% |
0.92% |
Genders in Hillis Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Female |
53.93% |
48.91% |
48.31% |
| Male |
46.07% |
51.09% |
51.69% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Hillis Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
309 |
319 |
292 |
| Hispanic |
71 |
64 |
80 |
| Black |
70 |
57 |
42 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
33 |
| Asian/Pacific |
14 |
18 |
22 |
| American Indian |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Total |
466 |
460 |
471 |
Enrollment by Gender for Hillis Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Female |
229 |
235 |
254 |
| Male |
237 |
225 |
217 |
| Total |
466 |
460 |
471 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Hillis Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
466 |
460 |
471 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
207
(44%) |
162
(35%) |
200
(42%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
41
(9%) |
43
(9%) |
34
(7%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
248
(53%) |
205
(45%) |
234
(50%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Hillis Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
466 |
460 |
471 |
| Fulltime teachers |
32.2 |
33.0 |
32.0 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
14.50 |
13.90 |
14.74 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.12 |
14.55 |
14.54 |