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Phillips Elementary

(515) 242-8431

Physical Address:
1701 Lay ST
Des Moines, IA  50317
Mailing Address:
1701 Lay ST
Des Moines, IA  50317

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:
394

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Phillips Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 81.73% 68.30% 85.70%
Hispanic 10.66% 12.96% 7.40%
Black 3.30% 10.77% 5.16%
Others 2.79% 4.81% 3.50%
Asian/Pacific 1.52% 4.10% 2.03%
American Indian 0% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in Phillips Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.05% 51.09% 51.69%
Female 46.95% 48.91% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Phillips Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 315 329 322
Hispanic 25 24 42
Black 17 18 13
Others 0 0 11
Asian/Pacific 10 7 6
American Indian 2 1 0
Total 369 379 394

Enrollment by Gender for Phillips Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 194 198 209
Female 175 181 185
Total 369 379 394

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Phillips Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 369 379 394
# Eligible for free lunch 102 (28%) 86 (23%) 123 (31%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 40 (11%) 53 (14%) 59 (15%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 142 (38%) 139 (37%) 182 (46%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Phillips Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 369 379 394
Fulltime teachers 20.4 21.6 20.6
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.10 17.50 19.14
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54