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Charter · Grades 9–12 · 72 students
Saydel High School
5601 NE 7th St, Des Moines, IA 50313
Grades
9–12
High
Students
458
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Saydel Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 331 Iowa high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa high 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 Saydel High School
Saydel High School is a public high school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 9–12. 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, 458 students were enrolled, with about 16.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa high school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 331 Iowa high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 458 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.6 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 3
- 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
- 192532001447
Schools near Saydel High School
All 78 schools in Des Moines →
North High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,428 students
Ankeny High School
Public · Grades 10–12 · 1,375 students
Southview Middle School
Public · Grades 8–9 · 913 students
Hoover High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 898 students
Northview Middle School
Public · Grades 8–9 · 1,021 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.