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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Cattell Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 308 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:308

Number of Teachers: 29

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.57

Location Info

Location: 3101 E 12th St, Des Moines, IA 50316

Mailing Address: 3101 E 12th St, Des Moines, IA 50316

Phone: (515)242-8403

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	53
Grade 2	54
Grade 3	45
Grade 4	64
Grade 5	49
Kindergarten	43

Gender/Sex of Cattell Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	151	49.03
Female	157	50.97

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Cattell Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	26	8.44
Black or African American	67	21.75
Hispanic/Latino	105	34.09
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.97
Two or more races	27	8.77
White	80	25.97

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	15	9.93
Black or African American	27	17.88
Hispanic/Latino	51	33.78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1.99
Two or more races	17	11.26
White	38	25.17

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	11	7.01
Black or African American	40	25.48
Hispanic/Latino	54	34.40
Two or more races	10	6.37
White	42	26.75

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	3	5.66
Black or African American	12	22.64
Hispanic/Latino	23	43.40
Two or more races	6	11.32
White	9	16.98

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	3.70
Black or African American	15	27.78
Hispanic/Latino	16	29.63
Two or more races	5	9.26
White	16	29.63

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	8.89
Black or African American	5	11.11
Hispanic/Latino	16	35.56
Two or more races	5	11.11
White	15	33.33

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	8	12.50
Black or African American	11	17.19
Hispanic/Latino	23	35.94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.56
Two or more races	2	3.13
White	19	29.69

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	6.12
Black or African American	12	24.49
Hispanic/Latino	18	36.74
Two or more races	5	10.20
White	11	22.45

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	6	13.95
Black or African American	12	27.91
Hispanic/Latino	9	20.93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	4.65
Two or more races	4	9.30
White	10	23.26