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Brubaker Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2900 E 42nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50317 · (515) 242-8405 · Part of Des Moines Independent Community School District

Des Moines’ School Grade D− better than 2% of Iowa school districts

Students
622
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Brubaker Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Des Moines kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

Where Des Moines kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Brubaker Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

2900 E 42nd Street, Des Moines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten86
Grade 1113
Grade 287
Grade 3115
Grade 4107
Grade 5114
Enrollment over time
643’20
652’21
622’22
618’23
622’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 37%Hispanic 30%Black 20%Two or more races 8%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brubaker Elementary School from Des Moines families.

Other schools in Des Moines Independent Community School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Des Moines’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.