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Downtown School Des Moines, IA 50309

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School Directory Information (2019-2020 school year)

DOWNTOWN SCHOOL

Physical Address:
1800 GRAND AVE
DES MOINES, IA 50309

Mailing Address:
1800 GRAND AVE
DES MOINES, IA 50309

Phone: (515) 284-5848

Grade Span: (grades KG - 5)
	KG	1	2	3	4	5

District Name: Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Type: Regular
Status: Operational

Charter: No

Supervisory Union #: N/A

School Details (2018-2019 school year)

County: Polk
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Locale: Medium City (100,000 to 250,000)

Magnet: Not applicable

Total Students: 265
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 19
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.8

Enrollment Characteristics (2018-2019 school year)

Enrollment by Grade:
KG	1	2	3	4	5
44	48	42	43	47	41

Enrollment by Gender:
Male	129
Female	136

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity:
American Indian or Alaska Native	0
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic/Latino	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0
Not Specified	0
Two or more races	22
White	198

Direct Certification¹:
Free lunch qualified¹: 41
Reduced-price lunch qualified¹: 30

Note: Details may not add to totals.

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Nearby Public Schools (within a 15-mile radius)

Edmunds Fine Arts Academy, IA (< 0.1 mile)
Scavo Alternative High School, IA (< 0.1 mile)
Smouse Opportunity School, IA (< 0.1 mile)
Ruby Van Meter School, IA (< 0.1 mile)
Walnut Street School, IA (< 0.1 mile)

Ruby Van Meter, IA (< 0.1 mile)
Greenwood Elementary School, IA (1.4 miles W)
Callanan Middle School, IA (1.4 miles WNW)
King Elementary School, IA (1.4 miles N)
Lincoln High School, IA (1.9 miles SSE)

Nearby Private Schools (within a 15-mile radius)

St. Anthony Elementary School, IA (1.4 miles ESE)
St. Augustin Catholic School, IA (1.9 miles W)
Des Moines Adventist School, IA (2.4 miles S)
Holy Family School, IA (2.4 miles ENE)
Holy Trinity, IA (3.1 miles NNW)

Joshua Christian Academy, IA (3.1 miles ENE)
St. Theresa Catholic School, IA (3.1 miles WNW)
Mt. Olive Lutheran School, IA (3.4 miles NW)
New Horizos Academy, IA (3.4 miles W)
Sacred Heart School, IA (4.3 miles W)

Downtown School Des Moines, IA 50309

Downtown School - School Profile

Grade Span: (grades KG - 5)

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