J. W. Reed Christian Academy
Private · Grades K–12 · 74 students
Ruby Van Meter
710 28th St, Des Moines, IA 50312
Grades
K–12
Other
Students
109
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Polk County
Not graded
Special-education schools are built around students with disabilities, and their results can't be fairly compared with regular schools, so we don't grade them. How we grade
About Ruby Van Meter
Ruby Van Meter is a special education school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades K–12. 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, 109 students were enrolled, with about 5 students for every full-time teacher.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Special Education School · What this means
- Level
- Other
- Grades offered
- K–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 109 students
- Students per teacher
- 5 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
- 190897002260
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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.