Des Moines Public School District
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Grades: PK–12
Schools: 65
Students: 34,779
District type: Public
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Des Moines Public School District | 65 Public Schools
Private and Catholic schools are not administered by this school district. We have included other nearby schools to help you find schools in this area.
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| SCHOOL NAME | TYPE | CLASS SIZE | PARENT REVIEWS | TEST RATING | ||||||
| Jefferson Elementary School | Public | 16 | ||||||||
| Hanawalt Elementary School | Public | 13 | ||||||||
| Cowles Elementary School | Public | 22 | ||||||||
| Greenwood Elementary School | Public | 17 | ||||||||
| Phillips Elementary School | Public | 17 | ||||||||
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | Public | 18 | ||||||||
| Madison Elementary School | Public | 10 | ||||||||
| Perkins Elementary School | Public | 13 | ||||||||
| Downtown School | Public | 16 | ||||||||
| Jackson Elementary School | Public | 18 | ||||||||
| Hubbell Elementary School | Public | 6 | ||||||||
| Mckinley Elementary School | Public | 15 | ||||||||
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Test Scores for Des Moines Public School District
ITED* Test Scores
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Test Year: 2008
Des Moines Public School District
Iowa
* In 2007-2008 Iowa used the Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED) to test students in grade 11 in reading and math. The scores reflect the performance of students enrolled for the full academic year. The ITED is a norm-referenced test, which means it measures how well students in Iowa score in comparison to their peers nationwide. Students who score at the 40th percentile are considered proficient. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
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Polk County schools — Des Moines Public School District is a public school district that is located in Polk County, IA. Des Moines Public School District is a public school district that serves 34,779 students in grades PK - 12. With 2,235 full-time classroom teachers, the district's overall student/teacher ratio is 17:1. There are 65 schools associated with this district.
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Test Score Ratings
Test score ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results reported by this state. These ratings may help
you compare similar schools in this district or area. For example, a rating of 8 indicates that, on average, students in
this school scored better than 70% of the students in the state on the same tests. We have indicated below which tests
were used in calculating these ratings. Other factors should be considered when comparing schools, including teacher
experience, academic programs, extracurricular activities, resources for special needs students, etc. These ratings are
not provided by the state Department of Education, which may have their own rating systems.
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