Madison Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 285 students
Cornell Elementary School
5817 NE 3rd St, Des Moines, IA 50313
Grades
Pre-K–4
Elementary
Students
555
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Saydel Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Cornell Elementary School
Cornell Elementary School is a public elementary school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades Pre-K–4. It is part of Saydel Comm School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 555 students were enrolled, with about 14.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 555 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Saydel Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 192532001445
Schools near Cornell Elementary School
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Public · Grades K–5 · 314 students
Findley Elementary School
Public · Grades K–6 · 324 students
Grand View Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 458 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.