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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Samuelson Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 384 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:384

Number of Teachers: 34

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.44

Location Info

Location: 3929 Bel-Aire Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310

Mailing Address: 3929 Bel-Aire Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310

Phone: (515)242-8441

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	64
Grade 2	54
Grade 3	68
Grade 4	72
Grade 5	66
Kindergarten	60

Gender/Sex of Samuelson Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	217	56.51
Female	166	43.23

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Samuelson Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	124	32.29
Black or African American	97	25.26
Hispanic/Latino	56	14.58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.78
Two or more races	22	5.73
White	81	21.09

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	66	30.42
Black or African American	55	25.35
Hispanic/Latino	36	16.59
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.46
Two or more races	13	5.99
White	46	21.20

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	58	34.94
Black or African American	42	25.30
Hispanic/Latino	20	12.05
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1.21
Two or more races	9	5.42
White	35	21.08

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	26	40.63
Black or African American	12	18.75
Hispanic/Latino	6	9.38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.56
Two or more races	4	6.25
White	15	23.44

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	16	29.63
Black or African American	12	22.22
Hispanic/Latino	9	16.67
Two or more races	6	11.11
White	11	20.37

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	23	33.82
Black or African American	20	29.41
Hispanic/Latino	10	14.71
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.47
Two or more races	3	4.41
White	11	16.18

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	24	33.33
Black or African American	20	27.78
Hispanic/Latino	6	8.33
Two or more races	3	4.17
White	19	26.39

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	18	27.27
Black or African American	16	24.24
Hispanic/Latino	15	22.73
Two or more races	2	3.03
White	14	21.21

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	17	28.33
Black or African American	17	28.33
Hispanic/Latino	10	16.67
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.67
Two or more races	4	6.67
White	11	18.33