Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Public school district based in Des Moines, Iowa. NCES district ID 1908970; state ID IA-771737 000.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
59
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
29,676
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,891.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
15.7
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1,390 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,038 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,163 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,274 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,265 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,082 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,245 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,050 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,977 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,051 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,087 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,205 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,262 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,587 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% | |
| Asian | 7.5% | |
| Black or African American | 21.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 32.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.3% | |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | |
| White | 30.5% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.6% | |
| Male | 51.2% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 57, Suburb 2.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High School Des Moines | 9–12 | Regular | 2,364 | 93.9 | 25.2 | City: Midsize |
| Roosevelt High School Des Moines | 9–12 | Regular | 2,051 | 65.6 | 31.2 | City: Midsize |
| East High School Des Moines | 9–12 | Regular | 1,952 | 89.4 | 21.8 | City: Midsize |
| North High School Des Moines | 9–12 | Regular | 1,428 | 66.5 | 21.5 | City: Midsize |
| Hoover High School Des Moines | 9–12 | Regular | 898 | 43.7 | 20.6 | City: Midsize |
| Weeks Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 688 | 48.5 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| McCombs Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 670 | 39.8 | 16.8 | City: Midsize |
| Meredith Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 662 | 40.3 | 16.4 | City: Midsize |
| Merrill Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 657 | 39.1 | 16.8 | City: Midsize |
| Brody Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 641 | 39.0 | 16.4 | City: Midsize |
| Brubaker Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 622 | 51.6 | 12.1 | City: Midsize |
| Harding Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 603 | 38.3 | 15.8 | City: Midsize |
| Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 561 | 42.7 | 13.1 | City: Midsize |
| Callanan Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 553 | 35.0 | 15.8 | City: Midsize |
| Garton Elementary Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 535 | 36.0 | 14.9 | City: Midsize |
| Capitol View Elementary School Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 533 | 39.9 | 13.4 | City: Midsize |
| Morris Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 519 | 39.0 | 13.3 | City: Midsize |
| Goodrell Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 511 | 33.4 | 15.3 | City: Midsize |
| River Woods Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 493 | 42.8 | 11.5 | City: Midsize |
| Jackson Elementary School Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 490 | 32.8 | 14.9 | City: Midsize |
| Hiatt Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 488 | 34.6 | 14.1 | City: Midsize |
| Moulton Elementary School Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 465 | 32.6 | 14.3 | City: Midsize |
| Hoyt Middle School Des Moines | 6–8 | Regular | 455 | 28.8 | 15.8 | City: Midsize |
| Perkins Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 438 | 29.1 | 15 | City: Midsize |
| Carver Elementary Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 436 | 30.8 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| South Union Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 422 | 33.8 | 12.5 | City: Midsize |
| Lovejoy Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 394 | 32.5 | 12.1 | City: Midsize |
| Cowles Elementary School Des Moines | PK–8 | Regular | 392 | 23.5 | 16.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 386 | 30.6 | 12.6 | City: Midsize |
| Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 380 | 28.7 | 13.2 | City: Midsize |
| Virtual Campus Des Moines | 9–12 | Regular | 380 | 15.8 | 24 | City: Midsize |
| Hubbell Elementary Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 362 | 24.4 | 14.8 | City: Midsize |
| Monroe Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 341 | 30.0 | 11.4 | City: Midsize |
| Findley Elementary School Des Moines | K–6 | Regular | 324 | 25.4 | 12.7 | City: Midsize |
| King Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 315 | 24.0 | 13.1 | City: Midsize |
| Cattell Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 314 | 27.0 | 11.6 | City: Midsize |
| Hanawalt Elementary Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 312 | 24.0 | 13 | City: Midsize |
| Jefferson Elementary School Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 312 | 21.9 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| Howe Elementary Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 297 | 26.0 | 11.4 | City: Midsize |
| Stowe Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 297 | 24.6 | 12.1 | City: Midsize |
| Greenwood Elementary School Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 293 | 20.0 | 14.6 | City: Midsize |
| Mitchell Early Childhood Center Des Moines | PK | Regular | 292 | 16.0 | 18.3 | City: Midsize |
| Oak Park Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 288 | 27.2 | 10.6 | City: Midsize |
| Madison Elementary School Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 285 | 23.6 | 12.1 | City: Midsize |
| Moore Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 285 | 23.6 | 12.1 | City: Midsize |
| Hillis Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 279 | 24.4 | 11.4 | City: Midsize |
| McKinley Elementary School Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 275 | 23.0 | 12 | City: Midsize |
| Wright Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 265 | 21.7 | 12.2 | City: Midsize |
| Phillips Elementary Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 263 | 24.0 | 11 | City: Midsize |
| Edmunds Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 259 | 28.6 | 9 | City: Midsize |
| Walnut Street School Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 257 | 17.2 | 14.9 | City: Midsize |
| Windsor Elementary Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 254 | 21.6 | 11.8 | City: Midsize |
| Willard Elementary School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 247 | 23.8 | 10.4 | City: Midsize |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Des Moines | PK–5 | Regular | 241 | 20.3 | 11.9 | Suburb: Large |
| McKee Elementary School Des Moines | PK | Regular | 235 | 12.0 | 19.6 | City: Midsize |
| Woodlawn Early Childhood Center Des Moines | PK | Regular | 216 | 11.4 | 18.9 | City: Midsize |
| Downtown School Des Moines | K–5 | Regular | 197 | 14.7 | 13.4 | City: Midsize |
| Jessie Franklin Taylor Des Moines | PK | Regular | 195 | 11.4 | 17.1 | City: Midsize |
| Ruby Van Meter Des Moines | K–12 | Special Education | 109 | 21.7 | 5 | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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