Downtown School

School: Downtown School

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Downtown School
Grade Span: KG - 06
Address: 1800 Grand Avenue Des Moines IA 50309
Phone: (515) 284-5848
Charter School: No
Magnet School: †
Title I School: No
County: Polk County
District: Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Teachers: 20
Students: 263
  • School Diversity Scores
  • Ethnicity Score 40
  • Gender Score 100
  • Socioeconomic Score 22
  • Overall Diversity Score 39
Overall Diversity Score: Ethnicity Diversity Score (weight: 75%) + Gender Diversity Score (weight: 5%) + Socioeconomic Diversity Score (weight: 20%)

Ethnicity Ethnicity Diversity Score: 40

Ethnicity Count Percent
American Indian 0 0.00 %
Asian 12 4.56 %
Black 9 3.42 %
Hawaiian 0 0.00 %
Hispanic 25 9.51 %
White 201 76.43 %
Two Plus 16 6.08 %
Total 263 100.00 %
Ethnicity Diversity Score: Equal ethnicity distribution of student population. A high score indicates a very racially diverse student body.

Gender Gender Diversity Score: 100

Gender Count Percent
Male 131 49.81 %
Female 132 50.19 %
Total 263 100.00 %
Gender Diversity Score: Equal gender distribution of student population (closer to 50% is better for diversity).

Socioeconomic Socioeconomic Diversity Score: 22

Socioeconomic Count Percent
Free Lunch 22 8.37 %
Reduced Lunch 7 2.66 %
Free + Reduced Lunch 29 11.03 %
Socioeconomic Diversity Score: Equal socioeconomy distribution of student population (Free + Reduced Lunch closer to 50% is better for diversity).