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Jefferson Elementary School

(515) 242-8416

Physical Address:
2425 Watrous Ave
Des Moines, IA  50321
Mailing Address:
2425 Watrous Ave
Des Moines, IA  50321

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:
432

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Jefferson Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 86.81% 68.30% 85.70%
Hispanic 6.94% 12.96% 7.40%
Asian/Pacific 2.78% 4.10% 2.03%
Black 2.08% 10.77% 5.16%
Others 1.39% 4.81% 3.50%
American Indian 0% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in Jefferson Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.39% 48.91% 48.31%
Male 48.61% 51.09% 51.69%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Jefferson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 387 386 375
Hispanic 16 14 30
Asian/Pacific 8 12 12
Black 10 14 9
Others 0 0 6
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 421 426 432

Enrollment by Gender for Jefferson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 207 220 222
Male 214 206 210
Total 421 426 432

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Jefferson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 421 426 432
# Eligible for free lunch 25 (6%) 26 (6%) 36 (8%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 12 (3%) 17 (4%) 29 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 37 (9%) 43 (10%) 65 (15%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Jefferson Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 421 426 432
Fulltime teachers 20.1 21.9 21.9
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.90 19.50 19.76
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54