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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

River Woods Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 505 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:505

Number of Teachers: 44

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.52

Location Info

Location: 2929 SE 22nd St, Des Moines, IA 50320

Mailing Address: 2929 SE 22nd St, Des Moines, IA 50320

Phone: (515)242-8433

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	93
Grade 2	81
Grade 3	84
Grade 4	84
Grade 5	79
Kindergarten	84

Gender/Sex of River Woods Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	277	54.85
Female	228	45.15

Race/Ethnicity Demography of River Woods Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0.59
Asian	93	18.42
Black or African American	99	19.60
Hispanic/Latino	227	44.95
Two or more races	23	4.55
White	60	11.88

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.36
Asian	49	17.69
Black or African American	56	20.22
Hispanic/Latino	129	46.57
Two or more races	12	4.33
White	30	10.83

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.88
Asian	44	19.30
Black or African American	43	18.86
Hispanic/Latino	98	42.98
Two or more races	11	4.83
White	30	13.16

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	17	18.28
Black or African American	23	24.73
Hispanic/Latino	37	39.78
Two or more races	4	4.30
White	12	12.90

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.24
Asian	17	20.99
Black or African American	9	11.11
Hispanic/Latino	40	49.38
Two or more races	4	4.94
White	10	12.35

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	8	9.52
Black or African American	19	22.62
Hispanic/Latino	41	48.81
Two or more races	5	5.95
White	11	13.10

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	18	21.43
Black or African American	18	21.43
Hispanic/Latino	40	47.62
Two or more races	3	3.57
White	5	5.95

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2.53
Asian	13	16.46
Black or African American	13	16.46
Hispanic/Latino	40	50.63
Two or more races	2	2.53
White	9	11.39

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	20	23.81
Black or African American	17	20.24
Hispanic/Latino	29	34.52
Two or more races	5	5.95
White	13	15.48