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Jefferson Elementary School
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public PK, KG-5
Distance: 0mi
Rank: 259th of 576
Students: 312
Wright Elementary School
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public K-5
Distance: 1.06mi
Rank: 556th of 576
Students: 265
Park Ave Elementary School
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public K-5
Distance: 1.42mi
Rank: 563rd of 576
Students: 380
Morris Elementary School
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public K-5
Distance: 1.78mi
Rank: 521st of 576
Students: 519
South Union Elementary School
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public K-5
Distance: 1.88mi
Rank: 527th of 576
Students: 422
Downtown School
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public K-5
Distance: 2.46mi
Rank: 145th of 576
Students: 197
Greenwood Elementary School
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public PK, KG-5
Distance: 2.47mi
Rank: 398th of 576
Students: 293
Howe Elementary
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public K-5
Distance: 2.5mi
Rank: 562nd of 576
Students: 297
Lovejoy Elementary School
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public K-5
Distance: 2.69mi
Rank: 570th of 576
Students: 394
Walnut Street School
Des Moines Independent Community School District
Public PK, KG-5
Distance: 2.75mi
Rank: 485th of 576
Students: 257
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Jefferson Elementary School
0.0mi
Public
PK, KG-5
2425 Watrous Ave
Des Moines
50321
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 242-8416
312
22
14.2
41.3%
204 (65.4%)
33 (10.6%)
38 (12.2%)
10 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
24 (7.7%)
60.7
259
th
of 576 public elementary schools
55.0%
49
341
st
of 557 public elementary schools
38.8%
82
76.9
69.6
77.6
86.5
69.6
79.6
65.3
$13,945
$622
$13,323
Wright Elementary School
1.1mi
Public
K-5
5001 SW 14th St
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8442
265
22
12.2
77.7%
105 (39.6%)
34 (12.8%)
89 (33.6%)
11 (4.2%)
1 (0.4%)
3 (1.1%)
22 (8.3%)
4.2
556
th
of 576 public elementary schools
3.5%
21.3
466
th
of 557 public elementary schools
16.3%
90
41.9
53.8
44.4
37.2
51.3
38.9
36.1
$15,928
$1,243
$14,685
Park Ave Elementary School
1.4mi
Public
K-5
3141 SW 9th St
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8429
380
29
13.2
82.6%
148 (38.9%)
84 (22.1%)
105 (27.6%)
17 (4.5%)
3 (0.8%)
3 (0.8%)
20 (5.3%)
3.5
563
rd
of 576 public elementary schools
2.3%
4.4
540
th
of 557 public elementary schools
3.1%
23
39.6
40.8
36.8
45.3
46.9
47.4
38.6
$16,460
$1,357
$15,103
Morris Elementary School
1.8mi
Public
K-5
1401 Geil Avenue
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8421
519
39
13.3
87.7%
185 (35.6%)
70 (13.5%)
215 (41.4%)
10 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
37 (7.1%)
11.6
521
st
of 576 public elementary schools
9.5%
9.4
516
th
of 557 public elementary schools
7.4%
5
38.4
67.2
50.0
38.4
62.5
54.2
38.9
$16,468
$1,455
$15,012
South Union Elementary School
1.9mi
Public
K-5
4201 South Union
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8409
422
34
12.4
84.8%
96 (22.7%)
91 (21.6%)
149 (35.3%)
41 (9.7%)
3 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (10.0%)
10.6
527
th
of 576 public elementary schools
8.5%
7
528
th
of 557 public elementary schools
5.2%
1
41.9
69.2
50.0
45.2
53.8
51.7
39.7
$14,822
$1,433
$13,389
Downtown School
2.5mi
Public
K-5
1800 Grand Avenue
Des Moines
50309
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 284-5848
197
15
13.4
21.3%
133 (67.5%)
16 (8.1%)
26 (13.2%)
3 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (9.6%)
72.3
145
th
of 576 public elementary schools
74.8%
71.2
149
th
of 557 public elementary schools
73.2%
4
73.5
71.4
85.7
85.3
82.1
83.3
76.2
$14,247
$621
$13,626
Greenwood Elementary School
2.5mi
Public
PK, KG-5
316 37th Street
Des Moines
50312
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 242-8410
293
20
14.6
46.4%
164 (56.0%)
49 (16.7%)
37 (12.6%)
5 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
34 (11.6%)
40.7
398
th
of 576 public elementary schools
30.9%
45.1
364
th
of 557 public elementary schools
34.6%
34
65.9
84.4
57.1
63.4
81.3
64.3
57.1
$16,236
$666
$15,571
Howe Elementary
2.5mi
Public
K-5
2900 Indianola
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8413
297
26
11.4
90.9%
68 (22.9%)
61 (20.5%)
131 (44.1%)
22 (7.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (4.7%)
3.6
562
nd
of 576 public elementary schools
2.4%
11.2
506
th
of 557 public elementary schools
9.2%
56
33.9
44.0
50.0
44.6
28.0
52.6
31.6
$16,527
$1,727
$14,800
Lovejoy Elementary School
2.7mi
Public
K-5
801 E Kenyon Ave
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8419
394
33
12.1
89.3%
85 (21.6%)
106 (26.9%)
133 (33.8%)
45 (11.4%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (5.8%)
2.2
570
th
of 576 public elementary schools
1.0%
4.1
542
nd
of 557 public elementary schools
2.7%
28
35.6
45.5
40.4
44.1
47.3
30.8
32.7
$17,256
$2,903
$14,353
Walnut Street School
2.8mi
Public
PK, KG-5
901 Walnut St
Des Moines
50309
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8438
257
17
14.9
62.3%
76 (29.6%)
84 (32.7%)
49 (19.1%)
13 (5.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (13.6%)
22.4
485
th
of 576 public elementary schools
15.8%
33
430
th
of 557 public elementary schools
22.8%
55
55.8
72.0
63.0
39.5
61.5
51.9
59.3
$16,042
$659
$15,382
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