Elementary Schools in Saydel Community School District

Summary:

The Saydel Community School District in Iowa has one elementary school, Cornell Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with an enrollment of 560 students.

Cornell Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranking 227 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools in 2024-2025 (3 out of 5 stars), 419 out of 557 in 2023-2024 (1 out of 5 stars), and 370 out of 565 in 2022-2023 (2 out of 5 stars). The school's performance on the ISASP tests has been mixed, with 3rd and 4th-grade students scoring above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics in 2024-2025, but 3rd-grade ELA scores significantly below the state average in 2023-2024. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 28.21% in 2023-2024 and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in the same year.

The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,990, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.8 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is a relatively low ratio. These resource allocation metrics suggest the district is investing in the school, but the inconsistent performance and high chronic absenteeism indicate there may be opportunities for improvement to better support the students at Cornell Elementary School.

District Detail

5740 NE 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50313

(515) 264-0866

SchoolDigger Rank:
258^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,409

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cornell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5817 NE 3rd St	Des Moines	50313	Polk County	Saydel Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 244-8173	555	39	14.3	15.5%	391 (70.5%)	13 (2.3%)	115 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	64.3	227^th of 576 public elementary schools	60.6%		34.5	419^th of 557 public elementary schools	24.8%	192	76.5	76.5	81.2	80.0	$12,990	$832	$12,159

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Des Moines Independent Community School District	2.3 mi	59	306^th
Charter Organization: Oakmont Education	2.51 mi	1
Ankeny Community School District	2.61 mi	18	62^nd
Johnston Community School District	4.13 mi	8	83^rd
Southeast Polk Community School District	5.12 mi	11	121^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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