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Ruby Van Meter

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Special Education School · Des Moines, IA

Ruby Van Meter is a special education school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades KG–12 with 109 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 5:1.

Level
Other
Grades
KG – 12
Enrollment
109
Teachers (FTE)
21.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 49 45%
Hispanic/Latino 32 29%
Black or African American 19 17%
Two or more races 6 6%
Asian 1 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 1%
Total enrollment 109 71M / 38F

English Language Learners: 28 (26% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=10% 64.9% 51
Reading Proficiency <=10% 68.7% 52
Science Proficiency <50% — 10
4-Year Graduation Rate <50% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
0
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
91
83.5% 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.) 109 100%

Contact & Location

710 28th St

Des Moines, IA 50312

Phone: (515)242-8220

http://vanmeter.dmschools.org/

District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,580

District enrollment: 30,278

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

190897002260

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