Carver Elementary

Virtual

Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Carver Elementary is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 436 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

436

Teachers (FTE)

30.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	260	60%
Black or African American	96	22%
White	31	7%
Two or more races	26	6%
Asian	19	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	436	222M / 214F

English Language Learners: 214 (49% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% -34.9pp	64.9%	223
Reading Proficiency	24.0% -44.7pp	68.7%	224
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	72

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)

-0.70 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

308

70.6% 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.)	436	100%

Contact & Location

705 E University Ave

Des Moines, IA 50316

Phone: (515)242-8418

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
Cattell Elementary School Elementary
Cowles Elementary School Elementary
Downtown School Elementary
Edmunds Elementary School Elementary
Findley Elementary School Elementary
Garton Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50316) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897001596

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