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Enrollment
561
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190897000578
Studebaker Elementary School
300 E County Line Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315 · (515) 242-8436 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
484 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
69%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
49.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
43.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 45.7% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Studebaker Elementary School
Studebaker Elementary School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studebaker Elementary School this school | 561 | 86.3% | 42.2% |
| Morris Elementary School Des Moines | 519 | 87.7% | 47.3% |
| Brubaker Elementary School Des Moines | 622 | 83.3% | 38.9% |
| Capitol View Elementary School Des Moines | 533 | 92.3% | 41.6% |
| Liberty Elementary School Sioux City | 659 | 84.8% | 49.0% |
| Stowe Elementary School Des Moines | 297 | 84.2% | 33.8% |
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 Studebaker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #542 of 564 | #68 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #546 of 564 ▼ 10 | #69 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #515 of 564 ▲ 24 | #58 of 78 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #57 of 705 | #17 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #241 of 561 | #34 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #59 of 561 | #24 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #23 of 666 | #17 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #69 of 168 | #5 of 16 |
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
561
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 561 | 42.7 | 13.1:1 | 86% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 38.6 | 14.3:1 | 80% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 38.6 | 13.6:1 | 88% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 87% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 33.4 | 14.8:1 | 81% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 76% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 70% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 27% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 26 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Studebaker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (495 to 561); teachers up 28% (33.4 to 42.7).
About Studebaker Elementary School
Studebaker Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Des Moines, Iowa. Enrollment stands at 561 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 73% more students than the average for elementary schools in Iowa (about 325).
Des Moines Independent Comm School District runs Studebaker Elementary School along with 58 other schools, enrolling 29,676 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Studebaker Elementary School, 44%, is Hispanic. The next largest groups are 29% White, 19% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Polk County overall, about 10% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Studebaker Elementary School scores 69%.
The school's 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 13.7:1. At Studebaker Elementary School, 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 49% average among public schools in Polk County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Studebaker Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.2%; the prediction is 48.8%.
The county, Polk County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $83,576 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Studebaker Elementary School, Polk County has 137 public schools.
Studebaker Elementary School's nearest public school is McCombs Middle School (about 0.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Studebaker Elementary School. Studebaker Elementary School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Studebaker Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 522 (2020-21) to 561 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.1:1.
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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
Other Studebaker Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Studebaker Elementary. Studebaker Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Studebaker ElementaryNorwalk, CA · 394 students
Nearby schools
- McCombs Middle School0.4 mi · 670
- Mitchell Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 292
- Lovejoy Elementary School1.6 mi · 394
- Morris Elementary School1.6 mi · 519
- Wright Elementary School2.2 mi · 265
- South Union Elementary School2.3 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Studebaker Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Studebaker Elementary School?
Studebaker Elementary School enrolls approximately 561 students in grades KG-05.
Is Studebaker Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Studebaker Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Studebaker Elementary School have?
Studebaker Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Studebaker Elementary School?
At Studebaker Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 44% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Studebaker Elementary School in?
Studebaker Elementary School is part of Des Moines Independent Comm School District.
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