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Private Schools in Polk County, IA

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Schools

7,059

Students

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
J. W. Reed Christian Academy	Private, Other	K-12	1619 E University Ave	Des Moines	50316	Polk County	(515) 265-6208	74	8	8.9	1 (1.4%)	49 (66.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (31.1%)
Ankeny Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	1604 W 1st St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	(515) 965-8114	540	35	14.7	488 (90.4%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)
Des Moines Adventist School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	PK, KG-8	2317 Watrous Ave	Des Moines	50321	Polk County	(515) 285-7729	48	3	15.0	5 (10.4%)	3 (6.3%)	11 (22.9%)	26 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Des Moines Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	13007 Douglas Pkwy Ste 100	Urbandale	50323	Polk County	(515) 334-2240
Dowling Catholic High School	Private, Roman Catholic	9-12	1400 Buffalo Rd	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 222-1041	1,354	93	14.6	934 (69.0%)	83 (6.1%)	218 (16.1%)	75 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (3.0%)
Mt Olive Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-8	5625 Franklin Ave	Des Moines	50310	Polk County	(515) 277-8349	226	14	13.5	137 (60.6%)	29 (12.8%)	12 (5.3%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)
Sacred Heart School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	1601 Grand Ave	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 223-1284	587	32	15.7	433 (73.8%)	17 (2.9%)	34 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)
St Anthony Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	16 Columbus Ave	Des Moines	50315	Polk County	(515) 243-1874	395	25	13.9	100 (25.3%)	24 (6.1%)	204 (51.6%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)
St Augustin Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	4320 Grand Ave	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	(515) 279-5947	279	9	26.6	216 (77.4%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)
St Joseph Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	2107 E 33rd St	Des Moines	50317	Polk County	(515) 266-3433	226	16	12.9	105 (46.5%)	21 (9.3%)	58 (25.7%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)
St Pius X Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	3601 66th St	Urbandale	50322	Polk County	(515) 276-1061	388	18	19.0	197 (50.8%)	8 (2.1%)	9 (2.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	123 (31.7%)
Airazi Academy	Private, Islamic	PK, KG-5	1119 5th St	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 255-0220	103	8	7.4	9 (8.7%)	25 (24.3%)	2 (1.9%)	10 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.7%)
One School Global Des Moines Campus	Private, Nonsectarian	3-12	3720 E 29th St	Des Moines	50317	Polk County	(515) 266-5065	23	7	3.2	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Joshua Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-12	1740 Garfield Ave	Des Moines	50316	Polk County	(515) 265-0603	199	24	8.2	57 (28.6%)	69 (34.7%)	36 (18.1%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.1%)
Holy Trinity	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	2926 Beaver Ave	Des Moines	50310	Polk County	(515) 255-3162	401	29	12.5	253 (63.1%)	12 (3.0%)	48 (12.0%)	37 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)
Montessori Children's House	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-2	1505 42nd St	West Des Moines	50266	Polk County	(515) 225-1073	130	2	6.5	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)
Iowa Christian Academy	Private, Other	PK, KG-12	2501 Vine St	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 221-3999
St Theresa Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	5810 Carpenter Ave	Des Moines	50311	Polk County	(515) 277-0178	246	17	13.3	165 (67.1%)	19 (7.7%)	15 (6.1%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)
Holy Family School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-8	1265 E 9th St	Des Moines	50316	Polk County	(515) 262-8025	211	21	10.0	5 (2.4%)	12 (5.7%)	113 (53.6%)	81 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
St Luke The Evangelist Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-8	1102 NW Weigel Dr	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	(515) 985-7074	336	20	16.8	281 (83.6%)	21 (6.3%)	19 (5.7%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)
Gospel Assembly Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-11	4665 72nd St	Des Moines	50322	Polk County	(515) 276-9047	13	4	3.2	8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (15.4%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Bergman Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	100 45th St	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	(515) 274-0453	329	26	10.8	221 (67.2%)	8 (2.4%)	7 (2.1%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.0%)
Christ The King School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	701 Wall Ave	Des Moines	50315	Polk County	(515) 285-3349	231	13	13.2	87 (37.7%)	10 (4.3%)	68 (29.4%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Cottontail Creek Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	7297 NW Fisher Ln	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	(515) 289-1401	89	8	.6	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Grand View Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-5	2905 NE 46th Ave	Des Moines	50317	Polk County	(515) 630-1250	496	24	19.2	458 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Shepherds Flock Early Learning Center	Private, Other Lutheran	PK-K	3900 Ashworth Rd	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 225-1952	135	6	3.3	17 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

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School								Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
J. W. Reed Christian Academy	Private, Other	K-12	1619 E University Ave	Des Moines	50316	Polk County	(515) 265-6208	74	8	8.9		1 (1.4%)	49 (66.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (31.1%)
Ankeny Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	1604 W 1st St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	(515) 965-8114	540	35	14.7		488 (90.4%)	6 (1.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)
Des Moines Adventist School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	PK, KG-8	2317 Watrous Ave	Des Moines	50321	Polk County	(515) 285-7729	48	3	15.0		5 (10.4%)	3 (6.3%)	11 (22.9%)	26 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Des Moines Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	13007 Douglas Pkwy Ste 100	Urbandale	50323	Polk County	(515) 334-2240
Dowling Catholic High School	Private, Roman Catholic	9-12	1400 Buffalo Rd	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 222-1041	1,354	93	14.6		934 (69.0%)	83 (6.1%)	218 (16.1%)	75 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (3.0%)
Mt Olive Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-8	5625 Franklin Ave	Des Moines	50310	Polk County	(515) 277-8349	226	14	13.5		137 (60.6%)	29 (12.8%)	12 (5.3%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)
Sacred Heart School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	1601 Grand Ave	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 223-1284	587	32	15.7		433 (73.8%)	17 (2.9%)	34 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)
St Anthony Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	16 Columbus Ave	Des Moines	50315	Polk County	(515) 243-1874	395	25	13.9		100 (25.3%)	24 (6.1%)	204 (51.6%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)
St Augustin Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	4320 Grand Ave	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	(515) 279-5947	279	9	26.6		216 (77.4%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)
St Joseph Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	2107 E 33rd St	Des Moines	50317	Polk County	(515) 266-3433	226	16	12.9		105 (46.5%)	21 (9.3%)	58 (25.7%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)
St Pius X Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	3601 66th St	Urbandale	50322	Polk County	(515) 276-1061	388	18	19.0		197 (50.8%)	8 (2.1%)	9 (2.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	123 (31.7%)
Airazi Academy	Private, Islamic	PK, KG-5	1119 5th St	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 255-0220	103	8	7.4		9 (8.7%)	25 (24.3%)	2 (1.9%)	10 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.7%)
One School Global Des Moines Campus	Private, Nonsectarian	3-12	3720 E 29th St	Des Moines	50317	Polk County	(515) 266-5065	23	7	3.2		23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Joshua Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-12	1740 Garfield Ave	Des Moines	50316	Polk County	(515) 265-0603	199	24	8.2		57 (28.6%)	69 (34.7%)	36 (18.1%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.1%)
Holy Trinity	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	2926 Beaver Ave	Des Moines	50310	Polk County	(515) 255-3162	401	29	12.5		253 (63.1%)	12 (3.0%)	48 (12.0%)	37 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)
Montessori Children's House	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-2	1505 42nd St	West Des Moines	50266	Polk County	(515) 225-1073	130	2	6.5		7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)
Iowa Christian Academy	Private, Other	PK, KG-12	2501 Vine St	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 221-3999
St Theresa Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	5810 Carpenter Ave	Des Moines	50311	Polk County	(515) 277-0178	246	17	13.3		165 (67.1%)	19 (7.7%)	15 (6.1%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)
Holy Family School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-8	1265 E 9th St	Des Moines	50316	Polk County	(515) 262-8025	211	21	10.0		5 (2.4%)	12 (5.7%)	113 (53.6%)	81 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
St Luke The Evangelist Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-8	1102 NW Weigel Dr	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	(515) 985-7074	336	20	16.8		281 (83.6%)	21 (6.3%)	19 (5.7%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)
Gospel Assembly Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-11	4665 72nd St	Des Moines	50322	Polk County	(515) 276-9047	13	4	3.2		8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (15.4%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Bergman Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	100 45th St	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	(515) 274-0453	329	26	10.8		221 (67.2%)	8 (2.4%)	7 (2.1%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.0%)
Christ The King School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	701 Wall Ave	Des Moines	50315	Polk County	(515) 285-3349	231	13	13.2		87 (37.7%)	10 (4.3%)	68 (29.4%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Cottontail Creek Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	7297 NW Fisher Ln	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	(515) 289-1401	89	8	.6		5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Grand View Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-5	2905 NE 46th Ave	Des Moines	50317	Polk County	(515) 630-1250	496	24	19.2		458 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Shepherds Flock Early Learning Center	Private, Other Lutheran	PK-K	3900 Ashworth Rd	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	(515) 225-1952	135	6	3.3		17 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)