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Downtown School

Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Downtown School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 197 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
197
Teachers (FTE)
14.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 133 68%
Hispanic/Latino 26 13%
Two or more races 19 10%
Black or African American 16 8%
Asian 3 2%
Total enrollment 197 114M / 83F

English Language Learners: 5 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 75-79% 64.9% 107
Reading Proficiency 70-74% 68.7% 107
Science Proficiency 60-69% — 37

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.36 grade levels
Math
-0.23 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
13 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
14
7.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 197 100%

Contact & Location

1800 Grand Ave

Des Moines, IA 50309

Phone: (515)284-5848

District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,580

District enrollment: 30,278

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

190897000232

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD