Garton Elementary

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Garton Elementary is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 535 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

535

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	243	45%
White	101	19%
Black or African American	94	18%
Asian	58	11%
Two or more races	38	7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	535	277M / 258F

English Language Learners: 179 (33% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	47.0% -17.9pp	64.9%	269
Reading Proficiency	31.0% -37.7pp	68.7%	268
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	96

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)

-0.46 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

13 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

173

32.3% 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.)	535	100%

Contact & Location

2820 E 24th St

Des Moines, IA 50317

Phone: (515)242-8408

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
Findley Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50317) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000534

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