Bridges - Des Moines, Iowa/IA - Public School Profile

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Bridges

1800 Grand, Des Moines, IA, 50312 -

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Definition of Terms

Bridges

School Type

Other/alternative school

Grades Offered

Grades 6 - 12

County

Polk County, IA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

25 students

% Male / % Female

96% / 4%

Total Classroom Teachers

8 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 6 - 5 students

Grade 7 - 7 students

Grade 8 - 13 students

This School

(IA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:3

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	n/a
% Hispanic	4%	1%
% Black	28%	2%
% White	68%	94%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

72%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Des Moines Independent Community School District

This School's Agency

(IA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	64	2
Number of Students Managed	33,829 students	615 students
District Total Revenue	$343,144,000	$5,493,000
District Expenditure	$304,488,000	$4,929,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,143	$8,932
District Expenditure / Student	$9,001	$8,015

Cure for Urban Blight: Plant Lots of Sculpture (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 06:19:10 am
Des Moines -- DRIVERS entering this capital city from the west once sped past a motley collection of worn-out buildings, including auto repair shops, vacant storefronts and a pornographic bookstore. But in recent years that vista has been replaced by verdant open space, benches and walkways -- and, as of this fall, a sculpture park with works by Willem de Kooning, Louise Bourgeois and Sol Lewitt ...
Cure for Urban Blight: Plant Lots of Sculpture (New York Times)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 04:20:05 am
Visitors to the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park view “Nomade” by the Spanish artist Jaume Plensa.
Signs target noisy ‘Jake brake’ (Quad-City Times)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 11:15:57 pm
Q: As my work takes me around to some of the small towns and villages in the Quad-City area, I notice two signs upon entering a town. One always says, "Reduce speed ahead." I get that one. The other sign throws me for a loop. It says "Engine braking not allowed." I don't understand what that means. Any idea?
Des Moines: Charming, impressive surprising (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 06:16:58 pm
With a sophisticated art scene, major-league restaurants, eye-catching architecture and proud history, Iowa's capital city charms and impresses.
Morning Link Dump – Angelica, Mattingly, Bissinger, Bear-Baiting (TheScore.com)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 05:42:59 am
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