Hubbell Elementary

Hubbell Elementary is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in Des Moines, Iowa, operated by Des Moines Independent Comm School District, with 362 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Des Moines Independent Comm School District runs 59 schools in total, collectively educating 29,676 students. Hubbell Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Hubbell Elementary reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hubbell Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.5%; this one delivers 67.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Polk County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,576 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Hubbell Elementary is one of 137 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 77,436 students).

Roosevelt High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hubbell Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hubbell Elementary has ticked down 16%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.