Stowe Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 297 students
Willard Elementary School
2941 Dean Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50317
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
247
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.4 : 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 Willard Elementary School
Willard 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, 247 students were enrolled, with about 10.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller 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)
- 247 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.4 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
- 190897000585
Schools near Willard Elementary School
All 78 schools in Des Moines →
Phillips Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 263 students
St. Joseph Elementary School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 201 students
Capitol View Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 533 students
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 241 students
Garton Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 535 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.