Sacred Heart School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 497 students
Fairmeadows Elementary School
807 23rd St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
542
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
West Des Moines Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade C · 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 Fairmeadows Elementary School
Fairmeadows Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of West Des Moines Comm School District. The school is located in a small city in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 542 students were enrolled, with about 15.9 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 C (average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 542 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- West Des Moines Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 193093001792
Schools near Fairmeadows Elementary School
All 19 schools in West Des Moines →
Western Hills Elementary School
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Hillside Elementary School
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Montessori Children's House
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Airazi Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 58 students
Jordan Creek Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 652 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.