Brubaker Elementary School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Brubaker Elementary School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 622 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

622

Teachers (FTE)

51.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	228	37%
Hispanic/Latino	185	30%
Black or African American	127	20%
Two or more races	51	8%
Asian	26	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	622	307M / 315F

English Language Learners: 127 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% -24.9pp	64.9%	315
Reading Proficiency	41.0% -27.7pp	68.7%	315
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	104

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)

-0.53 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

437

70.3% 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.)	622	100%

Contact & Location

2900 E 42nd Street

Des Moines, IA 50317

Phone: (515)242-8405

District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,580

District enrollment: 30,278

Other Schools in District

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
Garton Elementary Elementary

View all 58 schools →

Related Data

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

NCES ID

190897000746

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