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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Phillips Elementary is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 254 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:254

Number of Teachers: 24

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.76

Location Info

Location: 1701 Lay St, Des Moines, IA 50317

Mailing Address: 1701 Lay St, Des Moines, IA 50317

Phone: (515)242-8431

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	51
Grade 2	46
Grade 3	36
Grade 4	38
Grade 5	47
Kindergarten	36

Gender/Sex of Phillips Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	121	47.64
Female	133	52.36

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Phillips Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.79
Asian	7	2.76
Black or African American	22	8.66
Hispanic/Latino	75	29.53
Two or more races	14	5.51
White	134	52.76

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1.65
Asian	5	4.13
Black or African American	9	7.44
Hispanic/Latino	33	27.27
Two or more races	8	6.61
White	64	52.89

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.50
Black or African American	13	9.77
Hispanic/Latino	42	31.58
Two or more races	6	4.51
White	70	52.63

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 (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.96
Asian	1	1.96
Black or African American	6	11.77
Hispanic/Latino	15	29.41
Two or more races	1	1.96
White	27	52.94

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.17
Black or African American	5	10.87
Hispanic/Latino	11	23.91
Two or more races	2	4.35
White	27	58.70

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	2.78
Hispanic/Latino	16	44.44
White	19	52.78

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.63
Asian	1	2.63
Black or African American	3	7.90
Hispanic/Latino	12	31.58
Two or more races	4	10.53
White	17	44.74

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.13
Black or African American	4	8.51
Hispanic/Latino	12	25.53
Two or more races	1	2.13
White	29	61.70

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	8.33
Black or African American	3	8.33
Hispanic/Latino	9	25.00
Two or more races	6	16.67
White	15	41.67