Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Brubaker Elementary School
Brubaker Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 618 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 12.1 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 673 in 2019–20 to 618 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 2, with 116 students. 75% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (456 free, 9 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Sheridan Park (0.3 mi).
Brubaker Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Brubaker Elementary School
Parks near Brubaker Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
2900 E 42nd Street, Des Moines 50317
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State school ID 771737 739 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000746
Other elementary schools in the district
Schools nearby
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.