Parkside Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 535 students
Des Moines Elementary
22001 9th Ave S, Des Moines, WA 98198
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
500
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Highline School District
King County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,134 Washington elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Washington 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 Des Moines Elementary
Des Moines Elementary is a public elementary school in Des Moines, Washington, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Highline School District. The school is located in a large suburb in King County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 500 students were enrolled, with about 15.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Washington elementary school (15.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,134 Washington elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 500 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Highline School District
- County
- King County
- NCES school ID
- 530354000525
Schools near Des Moines Elementary
All 13 schools in Des Moines →
Midway Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 548 students
St. Philomena School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 261 students
Holy Trinity Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 186 students
River Ridge Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 697 students
Sunnycrest Elementary School
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.