Monroe Elementary School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Monroe Elementary School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 341 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

341

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	160	47%
Hispanic/Latino	85	25%
Asian	45	13%
White	37	11%
Two or more races	12	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	1%
Total enrollment	341	174M / 167F

English Language Learners: 201 (59% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% -34.9pp	64.9%	211
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -41.7pp	68.7%	211
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	73

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)

-0.81 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

6 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

339

99.4% 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.)	341	100%

Contact & Location

2250 30th St

Des Moines, IA 50310

Phone: (515)242-8425

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 50310) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000563

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