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Orchard Place School

(515) 287-9700

Physical Address:
5412 SW 9th ST
Des Moines, IA  50315
Mailing Address:
5412 SW 9th Street
Des Moines, IA  50315

School Information

District:
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Polk County
Level:
Other
Grade Span:
KG - 12
Number of Students:
89

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Orchard Place School

This School County Average State Average
White 80.90% 68.30% 85.70%
Black 12.36% 10.77% 5.16%
Hispanic 3.37% 12.96% 7.40%
Others 2.25% 4.81% 3.50%
Asian/Pacific 1.12% 4.10% 2.03%
American Indian 0% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in Orchard Place School

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.56% 48.91% 48.31%
Male 49.44% 51.09% 51.69%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Orchard Place School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 75 89 72
Black 4 5 11
Hispanic 0 1 3
Others 0 0 2
Asian/Pacific 0 2 1
American Indian 1 2 0
Total 80 99 89

Enrollment by Gender for Orchard Place School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 42 51 45
Male 38 48 44
Total 80 99 89

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Orchard Place School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 80 99 89
# Eligible for free lunch 12 (15%) 9 (9%) 15 (17%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 3 (4%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 15 (19%) 9 (9%) 16 (18%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Orchard Place School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 80 99 89
Fulltime teachers 18.0 10.0 11.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 4.40 9.90 8.09
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54