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Orchard Place School

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Public Grades
66
Students ?
6.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
19.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5412 SW 9th Street
       Des Moines, IA  50315

(515) 287-9700

District: Des Moines Independent Community School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.7%
Hispanic:
10.6%
Two or more races:
10.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2012 → <1st in 2015
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Iowa average (32% vs 78% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2012
!Reading scores 52 pts below the Iowa average
Students meeting standards (2014-2015) ?
This school32%
District avg62%
Iowa avg78%
Not ranked this year
Orchard Place School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
306th of 313Des Moines Independent Community School District among Iowa districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
201316.7568 of 6249.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201218.2569 of 6269.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
20150.1349 of 3490.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20131.9349 of 3500.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20125.2344 of 3491.4%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Iowa (2014-2015) ?
Math40%-40 vs state
Reading24%-52 vs state

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In the 2020-21 school year, 66 students attended Orchard Place School.

Students at Orchard Place School are 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.


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