Findley Elementary School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Findley Elementary School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–06 with 324 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

324

Teachers (FTE)

25.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	93	29%
White	92	28%
Black or African American	62	19%
Asian	43	13%
Two or more races	29	9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Total enrollment	324	164M / 160F

English Language Learners: 92 (28% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45-49%	64.9%	153
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	68.7%	153
Science Proficiency	20-29%	—	52

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)

-0.37 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

130

40.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	324	100%

Contact & Location

3025 Oxford Street

Des Moines, IA 50313

Phone: (515)242-8407

District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,580

District enrollment: 30,278

Other Schools in District

Brubaker Elementary School Elementary
Capitol View Elementary School Elementary
Carver Elementary Elementary
Cattell Elementary School Elementary
Cowles Elementary School Elementary
Downtown School Elementary
Edmunds Elementary School Elementary
Garton Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50313) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000531

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