Cowles Elementary School

Des Moines, IA 50324

Phone: (515) 242-7818
District: Des Moines Independent Community School District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-8 • 390 students

Cowles Elementary School, located in Des Moines, Iowa, serves grades PK-8 in the Des Moines Independent Community School District. It is among the few public schools in Iowa to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Cowles 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 77.7% White, non-Hispanic; 10.8% Multiracial; 5.4% Hispanic; 2.8% Black, non-Hispanic; 2.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; 0.8% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.5% Native American or Native Alaskan. 12.8% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 77.7% 45.2% 79%
Multiracial 10.8% 6.4% 3.2%
Hispanic 5.4% 23.7% 9.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 2.8% 17.3% 5.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1% 6.8% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.2% 0.2%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 12.8% — —
English learners — 16.7% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Copper Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Pleasant Hill IA 9.8 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
Base Distance
Camp Dodge 5.9 mi.
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