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Charter · Grades Pre-K–4 · 150 students
Perkins Elementary School
4301 College, Des Moines, IA 50311
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
438
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade D · Below 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 Perkins Elementary School
Perkins Elementary 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, 438 students were enrolled, with about 15 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 D (below 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)
- 438 students
- Students per teacher
- 15 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Des Moines Independent Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 190897000570
Schools near Perkins Elementary School
All 78 schools in Des Moines →
Holy Trinity
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 358 students
Mt. Olive Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 191 students
Monroe Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 341 students
Hillis Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 279 students
Hubbell Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 362 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.