South Union Elementary School, IA

location_on  4201 South Union, Des Moines, IA 50315 • workspace_premium  2.3 star
Public Regular Elementary

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 488
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 36
Student-Teacher Ratio 14
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		45% 48% 49%
Male 		55% 52% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Kindergarten 		17% 17% 15%
Grade 1 		16% 15% 14%
Grade 2 		18% 15% 14%
Grade 3 		15% 16% 15%
Grade 4 		18% 16% 15%
Grade 5 		15% 17% 16%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		12% 3% 6%
Black 		18% 7% 15%
Caucasian 		38% 76% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		25% 11% 27%
Native American 		0% 1% 1%
Pacific Islander 		0% 1% 1%
Other 		6% 4% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 46%
Reading Proficiency 45%
Average Proficiency 46%
Test Participation 99%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		44% 76% 51%
Male 		44% 74% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
Grade 3 		47% 74% 50%
Grade 4 		50% 73% 49%
Grade 5 		42% 73% 49%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		30% 61% 61%
Black 		34% 47% 39%
Caucasian 		57% 79% 57%
Other 		50% 59% 53%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Limited English 		18% 39% 32%
Low-Income 		44% 63% 40%
With Disabilities 		12% 38% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate N/A
Low-Income N/A
Limited English N/A
With Disabilities N/A

Nearby Public Schools

Park Ave Elementary School
<1 miles, N • 3.2 star
Weeks Middle School
1 miles, E • 3.2 star

Nearby Private Schools