Walnut Street School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 257 students
Downtown School
1800 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
197
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade B · Above 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 Downtown School
Downtown School is a public elementary school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades K–5. It is part of Des Moines Independent Comm School District. The school is located in a midsize city in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 197 students were enrolled, with about 13.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 197 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Des Moines Independent Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 190897000232
Schools near Downtown School
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Edmunds Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 259 students
Greenwood Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 293 students
King Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 315 students
St. Anthony Elementary School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 345 students
Moulton Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 465 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.