Perkins Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 438 students
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines
4801 Franklin Ave 2nd, Des Moines, IA 50310
Grades
Pre-K–4
Elementary
Students
150
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Charter Organization: Concept Schools
Polk County
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About Horizon Science Academy Des Moines
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines is a charter elementary school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades Pre-K–4. It is part of Charter Organization: Concept Schools. The school is located in a midsize city in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 150 students were enrolled, with about 18.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Iowa State Board of Education.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 150 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Iowa State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Charter Organization: Concept Schools
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 199902002316
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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.