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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Wright Elementary School is a Elementary in Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 244 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:244

Number of Teachers: 22

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.09

Location Info

Location: 5001 SW 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50315

Mailing Address: 5001 SW 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50315

Phone: (515)242-8442

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	41
Grade 2	48
Grade 3	34
Grade 4	40
Grade 5	42
Kindergarten	39

Gender/Sex of Wright Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	122	50.00
Female	122	50.00

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Wright Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	6	2.46
Black or African American	28	11.48
Hispanic/Latino	80	32.79
Two or more races	24	9.84
White	106	43.44

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	2.46
Black or African American	17	13.93
Hispanic/Latino	37	30.33
Two or more races	10	8.20
White	55	45.08

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	2.46
Black or African American	11	9.02
Hispanic/Latino	43	35.25
Two or more races	14	11.48
White	51	41.80

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	1	2.44
Black or African American	8	19.51
Hispanic/Latino	12	29.27
Two or more races	4	9.76
White	16	39.02

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	3	6.25
Hispanic/Latino	18	37.50
Two or more races	4	8.33
White	23	47.92

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	5.88
Black or African American	3	8.82
Hispanic/Latino	9	26.47
Two or more races	4	11.77
White	16	47.06

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	7.50
Black or African American	3	7.50
Hispanic/Latino	17	42.50
Two or more races	3	7.50
White	14	35.00

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	5	11.91
Hispanic/Latino	11	26.19
Two or more races	5	11.91
White	21	50.00

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	6	15.39
Hispanic/Latino	13	33.33
Two or more races	4	10.26
White	16	41.03