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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Capitol View Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 545 students (grades PK-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:545
Number of Teachers: 44
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.36

Location Info

Location: 320 E. 16th, Des Moines, IA 50316
Mailing Address: 320 E. 16th, Des Moines, IA 50316
Phone: (515)242-8402
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 98
Grade 2 86
Grade 3 83
Grade 4 81
Grade 5 77
Kindergarten 84
Pre-Kindergarten 36
Gender/Sex of Capitol View Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 283 51.93
Female 262 48.07
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Capitol View Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.37
Asian 18 3.30
Black or African American 103 18.90
Hispanic/Latino 290 53.21
Two or more races 24 4.40
White 108 19.82
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.35
Asian 10 3.53
Black or African American 52 18.38
Hispanic/Latino 152 53.71
Two or more races 15 5.30
White 53 18.73
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.38
Asian 8 3.05
Black or African American 51 19.47
Hispanic/Latino 138 52.67
Two or more races 9 3.44
White 55 20.99

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.02
Black or African American 15 15.31
Hispanic/Latino 54 55.10
Two or more races 4 4.08
White 24 24.49
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.16
Asian 4 4.65
Black or African American 11 12.79
Hispanic/Latino 52 60.47
Two or more races 5 5.81
White 13 15.12
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.21
Asian 1 1.21
Black or African American 19 22.89
Hispanic/Latino 43 51.81
Two or more races 3 3.61
White 16 19.28
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 3.70
Black or African American 16 19.75
Hispanic/Latino 46 56.79
Two or more races 2 2.47
White 14 17.28
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 3.90
Black or African American 16 20.78
Hispanic/Latino 38 49.35
Two or more races 1 1.30
White 19 24.68
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 4.76
Black or African American 18 21.43
Hispanic/Latino 37 44.05
Two or more races 7 8.33
White 18 21.43
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 5.56
Black or African American 8 22.22
Hispanic/Latino 20 55.56
Two or more races 2 5.56
White 4 11.11