Ruby Van Meter

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Des Moines, Iowa

Ruby Van Meter in Des Moines, Iowa enrolled 109 students in 2024-25 with 21.6 full-time teachers, 5.0 students per teacher against the Iowa median of 18.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Iowa: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%

113 students in 2022-23, 112 students in 2023-24, 109 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 21.6.

Students enrolled at Ruby Van Meter by school year2022-23: 113, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231132023-241122024-25109
Students enrolled at Ruby Van Meter by school year2022-23: 113, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231132023-241122024-25109
Students enrolled at Ruby Van Meter by school year2022-23: 113, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231132023-241122024-25109
Students enrolled at Ruby Van Meter by school year2022-23: 113, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-231132023-241122024-25109
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311328.04.0
2023-2411222.84.9
2024-2510921.65.0

5.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Iowa schools of this kind

Among the 35 Iowa schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.0; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa other schools, 2024-2535 values from 4.3 to 63.0; Ruby Van Meter 5.0; state median 18.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherRuby Van Meter 5.0state median 18.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Iowa other schools, 2024-2535 values from 4.3 to 63.0; Ruby Van Meter 5.0; state median 18.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherRuby Van Meter 5.0state median 18.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Iowa other schools, 2024-2535 values from 4.3 to 63.0; Ruby Van Meter 5.0; state median 18.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherRuby Van Meter 5.0state median 18.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Iowa other schools, 2024-2535 values from 4.3 to 63.0; Ruby Van Meter 5.0; state median 18.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherRuby Van Meter 5.0state median 18.0U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ruby Van Meter enrolled 116 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent58.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.0% of students were White, 29.4% Hispanic, 17.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White45.0%
  2. Hispanic29.4%
  3. Black17.4%
  4. Two or more races5.5%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  7. Pacific Islander0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ruby Van Meter scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2210% or less49%69.7%
Math, 2022-2310% or less40% (2021-22)68.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 7 students in Ruby Van Meter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIowa
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%72%87.5%
Students in the class72,28438,026

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Des Moines

5 public schools of this kind in Des Moines report 2024-25 enrollment; Ruby Van Meter is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mitchell Early Childhood Center29218.357.5%
McKee Elementary School23519.653.6%
Woodlawn Early Childhood Center21618.958.3%
Jessie Franklin Taylor19517.171.8%
Ruby Van Meter1095.063.3%

All public schools in Des Moines →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ruby Van Meter

  1. Jessie Franklin TaylorThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.7 miles away: 195 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Woodlawn Early Childhood CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.0 miles away: 216 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Ruby Van Meter with Jessie Franklin TaylorStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Des Moines Independent Comm School District spends per student$15,286 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,286
  5. The largest public schools in IowaRuby Van Meter is the number 18 by size of 43 Iowa schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#18 of 43
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher5.0 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 18.0 for schools of this kind.5.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ruby Van Meter

  1. How many students attend Ruby Van Meter?
    109 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 113 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Des Moines, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ruby Van Meter?
    5.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for schools of this kind is 18.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ruby Van Meter a Title I school?
    Ruby Van Meter was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ruby Van Meter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ruby Van Meter scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Ruby Van Meter?
    under 50% of the 7 students in Ruby Van Meter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Ruby Van Meter in?
    Des Moines Independent Comm School District, NCES district ID 1908970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190897002260 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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