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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Howe Elementary is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 303 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:303
Number of Teachers: 25
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.97

Location Info

Location: 2900 Indianola, Des Moines, IA 50315
Mailing Address: 2900 Indianola, Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: (515)242-8413
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 50
Grade 2 56
Grade 3 55
Grade 4 41
Grade 5 53
Kindergarten 48
Gender/Sex of Howe Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 160 52.81
Female 143 47.20
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Howe Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 29 9.57
Black or African American 58 19.14
Hispanic/Latino 125 41.25
Two or more races 13 4.29
White 78 25.74
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 12 7.50
Black or African American 28 17.50
Hispanic/Latino 67 41.88
Two or more races 6 3.75
White 47 29.38
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 17 11.89
Black or African American 30 20.98
Hispanic/Latino 58 40.56
Two or more races 7 4.89
White 31 21.68

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 4 8.00
Black or African American 7 14.00
Hispanic/Latino 20 40.00
Two or more races 1 2.00
White 18 36.00
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 14.29
Black or African American 11 19.64
Hispanic/Latino 25 44.64
Two or more races 3 5.36
White 9 16.07
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 7.27
Black or African American 13 23.64
Hispanic/Latino 23 41.82
Two or more races 1 1.82
White 14 25.46
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 4.88
Black or African American 7 17.07
Hispanic/Latino 17 41.46
Two or more races 1 2.44
White 14 34.15
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 11.32
Black or African American 9 16.98
Hispanic/Latino 20 37.74
Two or more races 4 7.55
White 14 26.42
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 10.42
Black or African American 11 22.92
Hispanic/Latino 20 41.67
Two or more races 3 6.25
White 9 18.75