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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Morris Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 498 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:498

Number of Teachers: 37

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.59

Location Info

Location: 1401 Geil Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50315

Mailing Address: 1401 Geil Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50315

Phone: (515)242-8421

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	94
Grade 2	86
Grade 3	67
Grade 4	84
Grade 5	66
Kindergarten	101

Gender/Sex of Morris Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	264	53.01
Female	234	46.99

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Morris Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	13	2.61
Black or African American	73	14.66
Hispanic/Latino	201	40.36
Two or more races	32	6.43
White	179	35.94

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	9	3.41
Black or African American	37	14.02
Hispanic/Latino	111	42.05
Two or more races	16	6.06
White	91	34.47

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	1.71
Black or African American	36	15.39
Hispanic/Latino	90	38.46
Two or more races	16	6.84
White	88	37.61

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	2	2.13
Black or African American	13	13.83
Hispanic/Latino	36	38.30
Two or more races	3	3.19
White	40	42.55

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	3.49
Black or African American	14	16.28
Hispanic/Latino	32	37.21
Two or more races	6	6.98
White	31	36.05

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.99
Black or African American	11	16.42
Hispanic/Latino	22	32.84
Two or more races	2	2.99
White	30	44.78

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.38
Black or African American	14	16.67
Hispanic/Latino	35	41.67
Two or more races	8	9.52
White	25	29.76

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.52
Black or African American	9	13.64
Hispanic/Latino	32	48.49
Two or more races	3	4.55
White	21	31.82

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	2.97
Black or African American	12	11.88
Hispanic/Latino	44	43.56
Two or more races	10	9.90
White	32	31.68