Cowles Elementary School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Cowles Elementary School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades PK–08 with 392 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

392

Teachers (FTE)

23.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	308	79%
Two or more races	36	9%
Hispanic/Latino	30	8%
Asian	12	3%
Black or African American	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	392	180M / 211F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	77.0% +12.1pp	64.9%	201
Reading Proficiency	85-89%	68.7%	200
Science Proficiency	>=90%	—	59

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)

+0.50 grade levels

Math

-0.37 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

31 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	392	100%

Contact & Location

6401 College Ave

Des Moines, IA 50324

Phone: (515)242-7818

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
Downtown School Elementary
Edmunds Elementary School Elementary
Findley Elementary School Elementary
Garton Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50324) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897002011

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