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All Schools in Des Moines Independent Community School District

33.1K Students | 2,439 Teachers | 62 Schools

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
McCombs Middle School Des Moines 54% 81%

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McKee Elementary School Des Moines 46% 61%

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McKinley Elementary School Des Moines 70% 94%

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Meredith Middle School Des Moines 70% 76%

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2.6x
Merrill Middle School Des Moines 36% 43%

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6.1x
Mitchell Early Childhood Center Des Moines 56% 63%

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Monroe Elementary School Des Moines 84% 90%

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Moore Elementary School Des Moines 46% 73%

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Morris Elementary School Des Moines 56% 85%

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Moulton Elementary School Des Moines 86% 96%

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North High School Des Moines 69% 85% 86%

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2.1x
Oak Park Des Moines 60% 81%

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Orchard Place School Des Moines 13% 34%

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Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines 47% 79%

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Perkins Elementary School Des Moines 54% 59%

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No White students suspended

Phillips Elementary Des Moines 29% 55%

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Pleasant Hill Elementary School Des Moines 27% 57%

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River Woods Elementary School Des Moines 81% 82%

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Roosevelt High School Des Moines 48% 53% 95% 1.9x 5.1x
Ruby Van Meter School Des Moines 41% 74% Less than 20%

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Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines 67% 76%

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Scavo Alternative High School Des Moines 59% 88% 36%

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2.1x
Smouse Opportunity School Des Moines 63% 82%

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South Union Elementary School Des Moines 52% 86%

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Stowe Elementary School Des Moines 49% 84%

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Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines 47% 76%

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9.6x
Walnut Street School Des Moines 43% 40%

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Weeks Middle School Des Moines 70% 85%

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Willard Elementary School Des Moines 57% 90%

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Windsor Elementary Des Moines 51% 63%

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No White students suspended

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
McCombs Middle School Des Moines 54% 81%

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McKee Elementary School Des Moines 46% 61%

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McKinley Elementary School Des Moines 70% 94%

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Meredith Middle School Des Moines 70% 76%

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Merrill Middle School Des Moines 36% 43%

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Mitchell Early Childhood Center Des Moines 56% 63%

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Monroe Elementary School Des Moines 84% 90%

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Moore Elementary School Des Moines 46% 73%

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Morris Elementary School Des Moines 56% 85%

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Moulton Elementary School Des Moines 86% 96%

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North High School Des Moines 69% 85% 86%

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Oak Park Des Moines 60% 81%

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Orchard Place School Des Moines 13% 34%

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Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines 47% 79%

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Perkins Elementary School Des Moines 54% 59%

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No White students suspended

Phillips Elementary Des Moines 29% 55%

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Pleasant Hill Elementary School Des Moines 27% 57%

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River Woods Elementary School Des Moines 81% 82%

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Roosevelt High School Des Moines 48% 53% 95% 1.5x 2.5x
Ruby Van Meter School Des Moines 41% 74% Less than 20%

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Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines 67% 76%

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Scavo Alternative High School Des Moines 59% 88% 36%

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Smouse Opportunity School Des Moines 63% 82%

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South Union Elementary School Des Moines 52% 86%

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Stowe Elementary School Des Moines 49% 84%

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Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines 47% 76%

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Walnut Street School Des Moines 43% 40%

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Weeks Middle School Des Moines 70% 85%

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Willard Elementary School Des Moines 57% 90%

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Windsor Elementary Des Moines 51% 63%

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No White students suspended

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
McCombs Middle School Des Moines 54% 81%

Not Available

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Not available

McKee Elementary School Des Moines 46% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McKinley Elementary School Des Moines 70% 94%

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Meredith Middle School Des Moines 70% 76%

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Merrill Middle School Des Moines 36% 43%

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Not available

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Mitchell Early Childhood Center Des Moines 56% 63%

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Monroe Elementary School Des Moines 84% 90%

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Not available

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Moore Elementary School Des Moines 46% 73%

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No White students suspended

Morris Elementary School Des Moines 56% 85%

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Moulton Elementary School Des Moines 86% 96%

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North High School Des Moines 69% 85% 86%

Less likely

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Oak Park Des Moines 60% 81%

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Orchard Place School Des Moines 13% 34%

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Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines 47% 79%

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Perkins Elementary School Des Moines 54% 59%

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No White students suspended

Phillips Elementary Des Moines 29% 55%

Not Available

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Pleasant Hill Elementary School Des Moines 27% 57%

Not Available

Not available

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River Woods Elementary School Des Moines 81% 82%

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Roosevelt High School Des Moines 48% 53% 95%

Not available

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Ruby Van Meter School Des Moines 41% 74% Less than 20%

Not available

Not available

Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines 67% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Scavo Alternative High School Des Moines 59% 88% 36%

Not available

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Smouse Opportunity School Des Moines 63% 82%

Not Available

Not available

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South Union Elementary School Des Moines 52% 86%

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Stowe Elementary School Des Moines 49% 84%

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Not available

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Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines 47% 76%

Not Available

Not available

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Walnut Street School Des Moines 43% 40%

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Weeks Middle School Des Moines 70% 85%

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No Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students suspended

Willard Elementary School Des Moines 57% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Windsor Elementary Des Moines 51% 63%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
McCombs Middle School Des Moines 54% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McKee Elementary School Des Moines 46% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McKinley Elementary School Des Moines 70% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Meredith Middle School Des Moines 70% 76%

Not Available

Not available

17.7x
Merrill Middle School Des Moines 36% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mitchell Early Childhood Center Des Moines 56% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Monroe Elementary School Des Moines 84% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Moore Elementary School Des Moines 46% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Morris Elementary School Des Moines 56% 85%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Moulton Elementary School Des Moines 86% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North High School Des Moines 69% 85% 86%

Not available

5.2x
Oak Park Des Moines 60% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Orchard Place School Des Moines 13% 34%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines 47% 79%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Perkins Elementary School Des Moines 54% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Phillips Elementary Des Moines 29% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pleasant Hill Elementary School Des Moines 27% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

River Woods Elementary School Des Moines 81% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Roosevelt High School Des Moines 48% 53% 95%

Less likely

Not available

Ruby Van Meter School Des Moines 41% 74% Less than 20%

Not available

Not available

Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines 67% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Scavo Alternative High School Des Moines 59% 88% 36%

Not available

Not available

Smouse Opportunity School Des Moines 63% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Union Elementary School Des Moines 52% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stowe Elementary School Des Moines 49% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines 47% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Walnut Street School Des Moines 43% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Weeks Middle School Des Moines 70% 85%

Not Available

Not available

8.3x
Willard Elementary School Des Moines 57% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Windsor Elementary Des Moines 51% 63%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
McCombs Middle School Des Moines 54% 81%

Not Available

Not available

3.5x
McKee Elementary School Des Moines 46% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McKinley Elementary School Des Moines 70% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Meredith Middle School Des Moines 70% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Merrill Middle School Des Moines 36% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mitchell Early Childhood Center Des Moines 56% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Monroe Elementary School Des Moines 84% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Moore Elementary School Des Moines 46% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Morris Elementary School Des Moines 56% 85%

Not Available

Not available

10.3x
Moulton Elementary School Des Moines 86% 96%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North High School Des Moines 69% 85% 86%

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Oak Park Des Moines 60% 81%

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3.7x
Orchard Place School Des Moines 13% 34%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines 47% 79%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Perkins Elementary School Des Moines 54% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Phillips Elementary Des Moines 29% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pleasant Hill Elementary School Des Moines 27% 57%

Not Available

Not available

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River Woods Elementary School Des Moines 81% 82%

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Not available

Not available

Roosevelt High School Des Moines 48% 53% 95% 1.4x 2.7x
Ruby Van Meter School Des Moines 41% 74% Less than 20%

Not available

Not available

Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines 67% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Scavo Alternative High School Des Moines 59% 88% 36%

Not available

2.6x
Smouse Opportunity School Des Moines 63% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Union Elementary School Des Moines 52% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stowe Elementary School Des Moines 49% 84%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines 47% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Walnut Street School Des Moines 43% 40%

Not Available

Not available

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Weeks Middle School Des Moines 70% 85%

Not Available

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Willard Elementary School Des Moines 57% 90%

Not Available

Not available

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Windsor Elementary Des Moines 51% 63%

Not Available

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No White students suspended

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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