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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Hillis Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 291 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:291
Number of Teachers: 24
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.10

Location Info

Location: 2401 56th St, Des Moines, IA 50310
Mailing Address: 2401 56th St, Des Moines, IA 50310
Phone: (515)242-8412
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 56
Grade 2 51
Grade 3 59
Grade 4 42
Grade 5 48
Kindergarten 35
Gender/Sex of Hillis Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 157 53.95
Female 134 46.05
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Hillis Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.34
Asian 36 12.37
Black or African American 52 17.87
Hispanic/Latino 72 24.74
Two or more races 25 8.59
White 105 36.08
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 11 7.01
Black or African American 32 20.38
Hispanic/Latino 43 27.39
Two or more races 19 12.10
White 52 33.12
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.75
Asian 25 18.66
Black or African American 20 14.93
Hispanic/Latino 29 21.64
Two or more races 6 4.48
White 53 39.55

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 7 12.50
Black or African American 13 23.21
Hispanic/Latino 17 30.36
Two or more races 5 8.93
White 14 25.00
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 9.80
Black or African American 12 23.53
Hispanic/Latino 13 25.49
Two or more races 2 3.92
White 19 37.26
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 10.17
Black or African American 5 8.48
Hispanic/Latino 18 30.51
Two or more races 4 6.78
White 26 44.07
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.38
Asian 4 9.52
Black or African American 12 28.57
Hispanic/Latino 7 16.67
Two or more races 3 7.14
White 15 35.71
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 9 18.75
Black or African American 4 8.33
Hispanic/Latino 9 18.75
Two or more races 5 10.42
White 21 43.75
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 14.29
Black or African American 6 17.14
Hispanic/Latino 8 22.86
Two or more races 6 17.14
White 10 28.57