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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

King Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 273 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:273

Number of Teachers: 25

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.00

Location Info

Location: 1849 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314

Mailing Address: 1849 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314

Phone: (515)242-8417

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	54
Grade 2	45
Grade 3	36
Grade 4	53
Grade 5	42
Kindergarten	43

Gender/Sex of King Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	138	50.55
Female	135	49.45

Race/Ethnicity Demography of King Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.73
Asian	22	8.06
Black or African American	120	43.96
Hispanic/Latino	101	37.00
Two or more races	10	3.66
White	18	6.59

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	12	8.70
Black or African American	56	40.58
Hispanic/Latino	54	39.13
Two or more races	4	2.90
White	12	8.70

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1.48
Asian	10	7.41
Black or African American	64	47.41
Hispanic/Latino	47	34.82
Two or more races	6	4.44
White	6	4.44

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	6	11.11
Black or African American	22	40.74
Hispanic/Latino	21	38.89
Two or more races	1	1.85
White	4	7.41

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	6.67
Black or African American	13	28.89
Hispanic/Latino	18	40.00
Two or more races	5	11.11
White	6	13.33

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.78
Black or African American	17	47.22
Hispanic/Latino	16	44.44
Two or more races	1	2.78
White	1	2.78

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.89
Asian	2	3.77
Black or African American	28	52.83
Hispanic/Latino	19	35.85
Two or more races	1	1.89
White	2	3.77

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	7.14
Black or African American	28	66.67
Hispanic/Latino	9	21.43
White	2	4.76

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.33
Asian	7	16.28
Black or African American	12	27.91
Hispanic/Latino	18	41.86
Two or more races	2	4.65
White	3	6.98