Phillips Elementary

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Phillips Elementary is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 263 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

263

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	129	49%
Hispanic/Latino	89	34%
Black or African American	24	9%
Two or more races	14	5%
Asian	5	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Total enrollment	263	131M / 132F

English Language Learners: 45 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	55-59%	64.9%	126
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	68.7%	126
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	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)

-0.04 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

9 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

100

38% 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.)	263	100%

Contact & Location

1701 Lay St

Des Moines, IA 50317

Phone: (515)242-8431

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

190897000571

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