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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Walnut Street School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 244 students (grades PK-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:244
Number of Teachers: 17
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.61

Location Info

Location: 901 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Mailing Address: 901 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515)242-8438
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 41
Grade 2 41
Grade 3 30
Grade 4 28
Grade 5 27
Kindergarten 40
Pre-Kindergarten 37
Gender/Sex of Walnut Street School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 114 46.72
Female 130 53.28
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Walnut Street School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 14 5.74
Black or African American 80 32.79
Hispanic/Latino 48 19.67
Two or more races 25 10.25
White 77 31.56
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 7.02
Black or African American 38 33.33
Hispanic/Latino 19 16.67
Two or more races 13 11.40
White 36 31.58
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 4.62
Black or African American 42 32.31
Hispanic/Latino 29 22.31
Two or more races 12 9.23
White 41 31.54

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 4 9.76
Black or African American 13 31.71
Hispanic/Latino 4 9.76
Two or more races 7 17.07
White 13 31.71
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 7.32
Black or African American 16 39.02
Hispanic/Latino 5 12.20
Two or more races 8 19.51
White 9 21.95
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 3.33
Black or African American 6 20.00
Hispanic/Latino 10 33.33
Two or more races 4 13.33
White 9 30.00
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 14.29
Black or African American 9 32.14
Hispanic/Latino 4 14.29
White 11 39.29
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 6 22.22
Hispanic/Latino 6 22.22
Two or more races 1 3.70
White 14 51.85
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.50
Black or African American 15 37.50
Hispanic/Latino 9 22.50
Two or more races 2 5.00
White 13 32.50
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.70
Black or African American 15 40.54
Hispanic/Latino 10 27.03
Two or more races 3 8.11
White 8 21.62