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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Downtown School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 235 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.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:235

Number of Teachers: 9

Student/Teacher Ratio: 26.23

Location Info

Location: 1800 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309

Mailing Address: 1800 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309

Phone: (515)284-5848

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	40
Grade 2	44
Grade 3	36
Grade 4	45
Grade 5	40
Kindergarten	30

Gender/Sex of Downtown School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	140	59.57
Female	95	40.43

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Downtown School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	1.28
Black or African American	22	9.36
Hispanic/Latino	28	11.92
Two or more races	28	11.92
White	154	65.53

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.43
Black or African American	14	10.00
Hispanic/Latino	17	12.14
Two or more races	14	10.00
White	93	66.43

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.05
Black or African American	8	8.42
Hispanic/Latino	11	11.58
Two or more races	14	14.74
White	61	64.21

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	2.50
Black or African American	4	10.00
Hispanic/Latino	5	12.50
Two or more races	4	10.00
White	26	65.00

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.27
Black or African American	7	15.91
Hispanic/Latino	4	9.09
Two or more races	2	4.55
White	30	68.18

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	2.78
Hispanic/Latino	6	16.67
Two or more races	3	8.33
White	26	72.22

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	4	8.89
Hispanic/Latino	5	11.11
Two or more races	6	13.33
White	30	66.67

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.50
Black or African American	5	12.50
Hispanic/Latino	3	7.50
Two or more races	7	17.50
White	24	60.00

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	3.33
Hispanic/Latino	5	16.67
Two or more races	6	20.00
White	18	60.00