Downtown School
1800 Grand Ave
Des Moines IA, 50309, Polk County
Phone: 515-284-5848
Ranking: 
(234 out of 696, top 34%)*
(234 out of 696, top 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Des Moines Independent Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 263 | 274 | 278 | 285 | 293 | 258 | 268 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 45 | 17.1% | 51 | 18.6% | 45 | 16.2% | 54 | 18.9% | 51 | 17.4% | 42 | 16.3% | 57 | 21.3% |
| Grade 1: | 52 | 19.8% | 45 | 16.4% | 49 | 17.6% | 53 | 18.6% | 43 | 14.7% | 55 | 21.3% | 53 | 19.8% |
| Grade 2: | 39 | 14.8% | 46 | 16.8% | 49 | 17.6% | 41 | 14.4% | 57 | 19.5% | 45 | 17.4% | 48 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 17.9% | 46 | 16.8% | 40 | 14.4% | 55 | 19.3% | 45 | 15.4% | 43 | 16.7% | 41 | 15.3% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 16.7% | 39 | 14.2% | 51 | 18.3% | 44 | 15.4% | 41 | 14.0% | 38 | 14.7% | 35 | 13.1% |
| Grade 5: | 36 | 13.7% | 47 | 17.2% | 44 | 15.8% | 38 | 13.3% | 37 | 12.6% | 35 | 13.6% | 34 | 12.7% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 131 | 49.8% | 143 | 52.2% | 142 | 51.1% | 138 | 48.4% | 136 | 46.4% | 121 | 46.9% | 129 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 132 | 50.2% | 131 | 47.8% | 136 | 48.9% | 147 | 51.6% | 157 | 53.6% | 129 | 50.0% | 135 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 12 | 4.6% | 11 | 4.0% | 13 | 4.7% | 13 | 4.6% | 15 | 5.1% | 19 | 7.4% | 19 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 9.5% | 28 | 10.2% | 26 | 9.4% | 28 | 9.8% | 27 | 9.2% | 17 | 6.6% | 13 | 4.9% |
| Black: | 9 | 3.4% | 9 | 3.3% | 13 | 4.7% | 17 | 6.0% | 25 | 8.5% | 30 | 11.6% | 37 | 13.8% |
| White: | 201 | 76.4% | 208 | 75.9% | 212 | 76.3% | 216 | 75.8% | 210 | 71.7% | 192 | 74.4% | 199 | 74.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 6.1% | 18 | 6.6% | 14 | 5.0% | 10 | 3.5% | 14 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 8.4% | 34 | 12.4% | 37 | 13.3% | 32 | 11.2% | 37 | 12.6% | 22 | 8.5% | 35 | 13.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 2.7% | 10 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.5% | 13 | 4.6% | 18 | 6.1% | 13 | 5.0% | 17 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.15 | 14.05 | 14.33 | 16.29 | 13.85 | 13.90 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.50% | 63.78% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.44% | 63.11% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.00% | 60.41% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 61.59% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.55% | 58.98% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.05% | 61.67% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 58.31% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 61.31% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.05% | 60.87% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.22% | 62.05% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.70% | 61.30% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 61.33% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.8% | 76.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.2% | 23.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 44.4% | 58.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.6% | 41.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,136.0 | $38,357.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,244.0 | $32,742.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,649.0 | $46,379.0 |
* Downtown School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.