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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Perkins Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 444 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:444
Number of Teachers: 29
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.17

Location Info

Location: 4301 College, Des Moines, IA 50311
Mailing Address: 4301 College, Des Moines, IA 50311
Phone: (515)242-8430
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 88
Grade 2 66
Grade 3 68
Grade 4 84
Grade 5 75
Kindergarten 63
Gender/Sex of Perkins Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 242 54.51
Female 202 45.50
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Perkins Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 21 4.73
Black or African American 82 18.47
Hispanic/Latino 84 18.92
Two or more races 44 9.91
White 213 47.97
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 15 6.20
Black or African American 38 15.70
Hispanic/Latino 52 21.49
Two or more races 20 8.26
White 117 48.35
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 2.97
Black or African American 44 21.78
Hispanic/Latino 32 15.84
Two or more races 24 11.88
White 96 47.53

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 5 5.68
Black or African American 22 25.00
Hispanic/Latino 14 15.91
Two or more races 8 9.09
White 39 44.32
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.03
Black or African American 13 19.70
Hispanic/Latino 17 25.76
Two or more races 8 12.12
White 26 39.39
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 4.41
Black or African American 9 13.24
Hispanic/Latino 12 17.65
Two or more races 7 10.29
White 37 54.41
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 3.57
Black or African American 19 22.62
Hispanic/Latino 14 16.67
Two or more races 8 9.52
White 40 47.62
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.67
Black or African American 11 14.67
Hispanic/Latino 13 17.33
Two or more races 8 10.67
White 41 54.67
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 9.52
Black or African American 8 12.70
Hispanic/Latino 14 22.22
Two or more races 5 7.94
White 30 47.62