Morris Elementary School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Morris Elementary School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 519 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

519

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	215	41%
White	185	36%
Black or African American	70	13%
Two or more races	37	7%
Asian	10	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	519	278M / 241F

English Language Learners: 117 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	43.0% -21.9pp	64.9%	236
Reading Proficiency	41.0% -27.7pp	68.7%	236
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	82

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)

-0.35 grade levels

Math

+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

157

30.3% 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.)	519	100%

Contact & Location

1401 Geil Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50315

Phone: (515)242-8421

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 50315) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000583

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