Brubaker Elementary School (Des Moines Independent Comm School District SCH DIST.), Iowa - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Brubaker Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 618 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District School District and all schools in Iowa.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:618

Number of Teachers: 51

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.11

Location Info

Location: 2900 E 42nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50317

Mailing Address: 2900 E 42nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50317

Phone: (515)242-8405

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	90
Grade 2	116
Grade 3	105
Grade 4	110
Grade 5	85
Kindergarten	112

Gender/Sex of Brubaker Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	328	53.07
Female	290	46.93

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Brubaker Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.16
Asian	23	3.72
Black or African American	124	20.07
Hispanic/Latino	178	28.80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.32
Two or more races	62	10.03
White	228	36.89

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.31
Asian	11	3.35
Black or African American	74	22.56
Hispanic/Latino	88	26.83
Two or more races	32	9.76
White	122	37.20

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	12	4.14
Black or African American	50	17.24
Hispanic/Latino	90	31.03
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.69
Two or more races	30	10.35
White	106	36.55

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.11
Black or African American	13	14.44
Hispanic/Latino	31	34.44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.11
Two or more races	11	12.22
White	33	36.67

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.86
Asian	2	1.72
Black or African American	24	20.69
Hispanic/Latino	28	24.14
Two or more races	7	6.03
White	54	46.55

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	2.86
Black or African American	28	26.67
Hispanic/Latino	28	26.67
Two or more races	10	9.52
White	36	34.29

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	4.55
Black or African American	18	16.36
Hispanic/Latino	30	27.27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.91
Two or more races	13	11.82
White	43	39.09

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	4.71
Black or African American	20	23.53
Hispanic/Latino	24	28.24
Two or more races	9	10.59
White	28	32.94

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	8	7.14
Black or African American	21	18.75
Hispanic/Latino	37	33.04
Two or more races	12	10.71
White	34	30.36