Howe Elementary School

Des Moines, IA 50315

Phone: (515) 242-8413
District: Des Moines Independent Community School District

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 282 students

Howe Elementary School, located in Des Moines, Iowa, serves grades PK-5 in the Des Moines Independent Community School District. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 1 out of 10.

Howe Elementary School is a public school in the Des Moines Independent Community School District located in Des Moines, IA. As of 2014, the students are 37.6% White, non-Hispanic; 29.1% Hispanic; 16.3% Black, non-Hispanic; 10.6% Multiracial; 5% Asian/Pacific Islander; 1.1% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 93.3% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 37.6% 45.2% 79%
Hispanic 29.1% 23.7% 9.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 16.3% 17.3% 5.3%
Multiracial 10.6% 6.4% 3.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 5% 6.8% 2.2%
Native American or Native Alaskan 1.1% 0.4% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 93.3% — —
English learners — 16.7% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Copper Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Pleasant Hill IA 5.8 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
Base Distance
Camp Dodge 10.8 mi.
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