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Ruby Van Meter School

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Public Grades
135
Students ?
4.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
80.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 710 28th St
       Des Moines, IA  50312

(515) 242-8220

District: Des Moines Independent Community School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
52.6%
African American:
20.0%
Hispanic:
12.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2017 → <1st in 2018
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Iowa average (4% vs 78% meeting standards)
!Math scores 75 pts below the Iowa average
Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?
This school4%
District avg59%
Iowa avg78%
Not ranked this year
Ruby Van Meter 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)
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
20180.0320 of 3200.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20170.0325 of 3250.0%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Iowa (2017-2018) ?
Reading4%-73 vs state
Math4%-75 vs state

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Students at Ruby Van Meter School are 53% White, 20% African American, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2017-18 school year, 135 students attended Ruby Van Meter School.


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