Samuelson Elementary School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Samuelson Elementary School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–05 with 386 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

386

Teachers (FTE)

30.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Asian	118	31%
Black or African American	95	25%
White	87	23%
Hispanic/Latino	55	14%
Two or more races	30	8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	386	208M / 178F

English Language Learners: 196 (51% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50.0% -14.9pp	64.9%	202
Reading Proficiency	50-54%	68.7%	200
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	61

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)

-0.38 grade levels

Math

+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

118

30.6% 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.)	386	100%

Contact & Location

3929 Bel-Aire Rd

Des Moines, IA 50310

Phone: (515)242-8441

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 50310) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897002093

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