Find a School Profile

Willard Elementary School

(515) 242-8439

Physical Address:
2941 Dean Ave
Des Moines, IA  50317
Mailing Address:
2941 Dean Avenue
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:
464

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Willard Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 46.12% 68.30% 85.70%
Hispanic 29.53% 12.96% 7.40%
Black 14.44% 10.77% 5.16%
Others 5.60% 4.81% 3.50%
Asian/Pacific 3.88% 4.10% 2.03%
American Indian 0.43% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in Willard Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.72% 51.09% 51.69%
Female 48.28% 48.91% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Willard Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 231 251 214
Hispanic 123 115 137
Black 51 67 67
Others 0 0 26
Asian/Pacific 21 25 18
American Indian 2 2 2
Total 428 460 464

Enrollment by Gender for Willard Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 231 239 240
Female 197 221 224
Total 428 460 464

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Willard Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 428 460 464
# Eligible for free lunch 337 (79%) 338 (73%) 360 (78%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 50 (12%) 48 (10%) 51 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 387 (90%) 386 (84%) 411 (89%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Willard Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 428 460 464
Fulltime teachers 31.1 33.4 34.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.80 13.80 13.49
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54