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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

South Union Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 424 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:424
Number of Teachers: 38
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.09

Location Info

Location: 4201 South Union, Des Moines, IA 50315
Mailing Address: 4201 South Union, Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: (515)242-8409
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 80
Grade 2 70
Grade 3 56
Grade 4 69
Grade 5 77
Kindergarten 72
Gender/Sex of South Union Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 203 47.88
Female 221 52.12
Race/Ethnicity Demography of South Union Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.71
Asian 41 9.67
Black or African American 84 19.81
Hispanic/Latino 147 34.67
Two or more races 42 9.91
White 107 25.24
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 1.48
Asian 21 10.35
Black or African American 42 20.69
Hispanic/Latino 57 28.08
Two or more races 28 13.79
White 52 25.62
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 20 9.05
Black or African American 42 19.01
Hispanic/Latino 90 40.72
Two or more races 14 6.34
White 55 24.89

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 (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3.75
Asian 7 8.75
Black or African American 16 20.00
Hispanic/Latino 26 32.50
Two or more races 10 12.50
White 18 22.50
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 8.57
Black or African American 17 24.29
Hispanic/Latino 18 25.71
Two or more races 6 8.57
White 23 32.86
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 14.29
Black or African American 15 26.79
Hispanic/Latino 22 39.29
Two or more races 2 3.57
White 9 16.07
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 7 10.15
Black or African American 10 14.49
Hispanic/Latino 27 39.13
Two or more races 9 13.04
White 16 23.19
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 7 9.09
Black or African American 14 18.18
Hispanic/Latino 30 38.96
Two or more races 6 7.79
White 20 25.97
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 8.33
Black or African American 12 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 24 33.33
Two or more races 9 12.50
White 21 29.17