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$ H.V. = Median Housing Value, T:S = Teacher:Student Ratio

Town	$ H.V.	High School	# Students	T:S
1. Des Moines	$82,756	Bridges (Other / alternative school)	25	1:3
Des Moines	$82,756	Bridges High School	73	1:6
Des Moines	$82,756	East High School	2113	1:19
Des Moines	$82,756	Hoover High School	1210	1:18
Des Moines	$82,756	Lincoln High School	2124	1:21
Des Moines	$82,756	North High School	1156	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Orchard Place School (Special Education School)	67	1:5
Des Moines	$82,756	Pace	50	1:5
Des Moines	$82,756	Roosevelt High School	1587	1:21
Des Moines	$82,756	Ruby Van Meter School (Special Education School)	217	1:6
Des Moines	$82,756	Saydel High School	493	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Scavo High School (Other / alternative school)	277	1:16
Des Moines	$82,756	Smouse Opportunity School (Special Education School)	421	1:18

$ H.V. = Median Housing Value, T:S = Teacher:Student Ratio

Town	$ H.V.	Middle School	# Students	T:S
1. Des Moines	$82,756	Bridges (Other / alternative school)	25	1:3
Des Moines	$82,756	Brody Middle School	646	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Callanan Middle School	644	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Focus Middle School	21	1:5
Des Moines	$82,756	Goodrell Middle School	671	1:17
Des Moines	$82,756	Harding Middle School	586	1:10
Des Moines	$82,756	Hiatt Middle School	495	1:9
Des Moines	$82,756	Hoyt Middle School	626	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Mccombs Middle School	627	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Meredith Middle School	744	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Merrill Middle School	619	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Norwoodville Elementary School	182	1:12
Des Moines	$82,756	Orchard Place School (Special Education School)	67	1:5
Des Moines	$82,756	Pace	50	1:5
Des Moines	$82,756	Ruby Van Meter School (Special Education School)	217	1:6
Des Moines	$82,756	Smouse Opportunity School (Special Education School)	421	1:18
Des Moines	$82,756	Weeks Middle School	879	1:17
Des Moines	$82,756	Weeks Middle School At Kurtz	788	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Woodside Middle School	340	1:12

$ H.V. = Median Housing Value, T:S = Teacher:Student Ratio

Town	$ H.V.	Elementary School	# Students	T:S
1. Des Moines	$82,756	Adams Elementary School	337	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Bridges (Other / alternative school)	25	1:3
Des Moines	$82,756	Brubaker Elementary School	655	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Capitol View Elementary School	671	1:11
Des Moines	$82,756	Cattell Elementary School	329	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Clive Elementary School	426	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Cornell Elementary School	442	1:16
Des Moines	$82,756	Cowles Elementary School	269	1:22
Des Moines	$82,756	Delaware Elementary School	461	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Douglas Elementary School	379	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Downtown School	264	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Dunlap Exemplary Preschool	15	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Edmunds Fine Arts Academy	147	1:7
Des Moines	$82,756	Findley Elementary School	330	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Focus Elementary School	10	1:5
Des Moines	$82,756	Garton Elementary School	365	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Granger Elementary School	547	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Greenwood Elementary School	420	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Hanawalt Elementary At Mann	358	1:16
Des Moines	$82,756	Hanawalt Elementary School	376	1:16
Des Moines	$82,756	Hillis Elementary School	387	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Howe Elementary School	262	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Hubbell Elementary School	346	1:16
Des Moines	$82,756	Jackson Elementary School	397	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Jefferson Elementary School	424	1:21
Des Moines	$82,756	King Elementary School	382	1:12
Des Moines	$82,756	Longfellow Elementary School	207	1:9
Des Moines	$82,756	Lovejoy Elementary School	323	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Madison Elementary School	331	1:12
Des Moines	$82,756	Mckee Elementary School	280	1:11
Des Moines	$82,756	Mckinley Elementary School	333	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Mitchell Elementary School	251	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Monroe Elementary School	492	1:12
Des Moines	$82,756	Moore Elementary School	320	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Morris Elementary School	578	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Moulton Elementary School	467	1:9
Des Moines	$82,756	Oak Park At Douglas Elementary School	390	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Oak Park Elementary School	411	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Orchard Place Elementary School	11	1:1
Des Moines	$82,756	Orchard Place School (Special Education School)	67	1:5
Des Moines	$82,756	Pace	50	1:5
Des Moines	$82,756	Park Ave Elementary School	435	1:16
Des Moines	$82,756	Perkins Elementary School	361	1:12
Des Moines	$82,756	Phillips Elementary At Mckee	342	1:17
Des Moines	$82,756	Phillips Elementary School	340	1:15
Des Moines	$82,756	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	316	1:18
Des Moines	$82,756	Pomerantz Learning Center	129	1:10
Des Moines	$82,756	River Woods Elementary School	549	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Ruby Van Meter School (Special Education School)	217	1:6
Des Moines	$82,756	Smouse Opportunity School (Special Education School)	421	1:18
Des Moines	$82,756	Stowe Elementary School	301	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Studebaker Elementary School	464	1:17
Des Moines	$82,756	Wallace Elementary School	368	1:12
Des Moines	$82,756	Willard Elementary School	405	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Windsor Elementary School	336	1:13
Des Moines	$82,756	Woodlawn Elementary School	416	1:14
Des Moines	$82,756	Wright Elementary School	319	1:17
Des Moines	$82,756	Zach Hamlett Preschool	18	1:18

Overview:

About This Town (Des Moines)	(Des Moines) Stats	(IA) Stats
# of Schools	81 School(s) (4.9% of state total)	1,628 School(s)
# of Students	36,482 students (7.2% of state total)	500,143 students
# of Teachers	2,546 Teacher(s) (6.9% of state total)	36,535 Teacher(s)
Student / Teachers Ratio	14:1 Teacher	14:1 Teacher
# of Male Students	18,747 students	257,027 students
% Male Students	51.4%	51.4%
# of Female Students	17,735 students	243,116 students
% Female Students	48.6%	48.6%
Students by Ethnicity:
# of American Indian Students	209 students	3,059 students
% American Indian Students	0.6%	0.6%
# of Asian Students	1,619 students	9,675 students
% Asian Students	4.4%	1.9%
# of Hispanic Students	4,865 students	29,074 students
% Hispanic Students	13.3%	5.8%
# of Black Students	5,562 students	25,781 students
% Black Students	15.2%	5.2%
# of White Students	24,227 students	432,554 students
% White Students	66%	86%
# of Other Students	-	-
% of Other Students	-	-
Students by Grade:
# of Students in Pre-Kindergarten:	1,140 students	6,970 students
# of Students in Kindergarten:	3,224 students	39,490 students
# of Students in 1st Grade:	3,037 students	36,275 students
# of Students in 2nd Grade:	2,988 students	36,149 students
# of Students in 3rd Grade:	2,986 students	35,993 students
# of Students in 4th Grade:	2,965 students	36,245 students
# of Students in 5th Grade:	2,786 students	36,483 students
# of Students in 6th Grade:	2,724 students	37,406 students
# of Students in 7th Grade:	2,657 students	38,572 students
# of Students in 8th Grade:	2,694 students	39,867 students
# of Students in 9th Grade:	2,998 students	41,039 students
# of Students in 10th Grade:	2,488 students	39,872 students
# of Students in 11th Grade:	1,960 students	38,382 students
# of Students in 12th Grade:	1,835 students	37,157 students
# of Ungraded Students:	-	243 students