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Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190897000546
Hubbell Elementary
800 42nd St, Des Moines, IA 50312 · (515) 242-8414 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
155 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 70.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hubbell Elementary
Hubbell Elementary's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbell Elementary this school | 362 | 42.8% | 67.1% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Des Moines | 293 | 46.4% | 66.7% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School Bettendorf | 409 | 47.2% | 65.3% |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 403 | 40.2% | 67.5% |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton Primary School Sergeant Bluff | 349 | 39.8% | N/A |
| Helen Lemme Elementary School Iowa City | 340 | 38.2% | 69.9% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hubbell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #378 of 564 | #40 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #396 of 564 ▼ 16 | #41 of 78 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #322 of 564 ▼ 7 | #38 of 78 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #269 of 705 | #56 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #437 of 561 | #60 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #136 of 561 | #43 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #322 of 666 | #53 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #135 of 359 | #26 of 64 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
362
-58 (-14%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 362 | 24.4 | 14.8:1 | 43% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 25.6 | 15.0:1 | 40% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 27.1 | 15.0:1 | 44% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 44% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 47% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 51% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 40% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 30% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 27 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hubbell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (432 to 362); teachers down 6% (26 to 24.4).
About Hubbell Elementary
Hubbell Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Des Moines, Iowa. It reports enrollment of 362 students in kindergarten through 5.
In Des Moines Independent Comm School District, 59 schools enroll a combined 29,676 students.
Of every 100 students at Hubbell Elementary, about 59 are White. After that, the student body is 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Among all residents of Polk County, the White share is about 76%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Its staff includes 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 43% of students at Hubbell Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Hubbell Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Iowa public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hubbell Elementary, the prediction is 70.5% and the result is 67.1%.
In Polk County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,576, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hubbell Elementary, Polk County has 137 public schools.
The closest school to Hubbell Elementary is Roosevelt High School, located about 0.2 miles away. Hubbell Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 62.1% on proficiency, and Hubbell Elementary is above that at 67.1%.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 420 students in 2020-21 to 362 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.1:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Hubbell Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
503,175
Census ACS
Median income
$83,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
137
77,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,364 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Weeks Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
Other schools in Des Moines
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,364 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Weeks Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt High School0.2 mi · 2,051
- Greenwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 293
- Callanan Middle School0.9 mi · 553
- Merrill Middle School1.0 mi · 657
- Ruby Van Meter1.0 mi · 109
- Perkins Elementary School1.1 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Hubbell ElementaryHow large is Hubbell Elementary?
Hubbell Elementary enrolls approximately 362 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hubbell Elementary serve?
Hubbell Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hubbell Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Hubbell Elementary.
How diverse is Hubbell Elementary?
Hubbell Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 14% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Hubbell Elementary public or private?
Hubbell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Des Moines Independent Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.