Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
South Union Elementary School
South Union Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 424 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 10th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 11.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 500 in 2019–20 to 424 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 1, with 80 students. 81% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (336 free, 8 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Sayers Park (1.0 mi).
South Union Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at South Union Elementary School
Parks near South Union Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
4201 South Union, Des Moines 50315
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State school ID 771737 855 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897001472
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.