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Howe Elementary
(515) 242-8413
- Physical Address:
- 2900 Indianola
Des Moines, IA 50315
- Mailing Address:
- 2900 Indianola
Des Moines, IA 50315
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:
- 307
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Howe Elementary
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
41.37% |
68.30% |
85.70% |
| Hispanic |
28.99% |
12.96% |
7.40% |
| Black |
15.96% |
10.77% |
5.16% |
| Others |
9.77% |
4.81% |
3.50% |
| Asian/Pacific |
3.58% |
4.10% |
2.03% |
| American Indian |
0.33% |
0.51% |
0.92% |
Genders in Howe Elementary
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
53.09% |
51.09% |
51.69% |
| Female |
46.91% |
48.91% |
48.31% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Howe Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
183 |
169 |
127 |
| Hispanic |
77 |
80 |
89 |
| Black |
63 |
67 |
49 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
30 |
| Asian/Pacific |
16 |
13 |
11 |
| American Indian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
339 |
329 |
307 |
Enrollment by Gender for Howe Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
178 |
182 |
163 |
| Female |
161 |
147 |
144 |
| Total |
339 |
329 |
307 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Howe Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
339 |
329 |
307 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
218
(64%) |
177
(54%) |
208
(68%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
13
(4%) |
44
(13%) |
40
(13%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
231
(68%) |
221
(67%) |
248
(81%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Howe Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
339 |
329 |
307 |
| Fulltime teachers |
21.9 |
20.3 |
20.8 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
15.50 |
16.20 |
14.77 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.12 |
14.55 |
14.54 |