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Jackson Elementary School

(515) 242-8415

Physical Address:
1001 Amos Ave
Des Moines, IA  50320
Mailing Address:
1001 Amos Ave
Des Moines, IA  50320

School Information

District:
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Polk County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
345

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Jackson Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 35.07% 68.30% 85.70%
Hispanic 33.62% 12.96% 7.40%
Black 12.17% 10.77% 5.16%
Others 10.43% 4.81% 3.50%
Asian/Pacific 8.70% 4.10% 2.03%
American Indian 0% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in Jackson Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.04% 51.09% 51.69%
Female 46.96% 48.91% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Jackson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 212 188 121
Hispanic 89 98 116
Black 59 60 42
Others 0 0 36
Asian/Pacific 40 39 30
American Indian 1 0 0
Total 401 385 345

Enrollment by Gender for Jackson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 215 215 183
Female 186 170 162
Total 401 385 345

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Jackson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 401 385 345
# Eligible for free lunch 242 (60%) 211 (55%) 223 (65%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 39 (10%) 45 (12%) 29 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 281 (70%) 256 (66%) 252 (73%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Jackson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 401 385 345
Fulltime teachers 28.5 29.0 28.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.10 13.30 12.34
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54