Elementary · Iowa

Cornell Elementary School

Free meals for all

Cornell Elementary School, a public elementary school in Des Moines, Iowa: grades pre-k–4, 555 students, 14.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Saydel Comm School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 555
Teachers (FTE): 38.7
Students per teacher: 14.3
Grades: Pre-K–4; Elementary

More students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in Iowa

Median 13.3 · 668 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 52% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 90% of elementary schools in Iowa

Median 320 · 669 schools compared

Larger than 75% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Iowa's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Iowa: 73%

76%proficient

+21.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 61% of elementary schools in Iowa

Median 73% · 609 elementary schools compared

172 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

81%proficient

+9.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 63% of elementary schools in Iowa

Median 76% · 609 elementary schools compared

172 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–4
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Saydel Comm School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Saydel Comm School District.

Location

Address: 5817 NE 3rd St, Des Moines, IA 50313
Phone: (515)244-8173
County: Polk County

Website Quality of life in Polk County Schools in Polk County

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Madison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	285	12.1	54%	53%	2.3 mi
Oak ParkFree meals for all	K–5	288	10.6	45%	52%	2.3 mi
Crocker Elementary School	K–5	489	14.4	78%	88%	2.6 mi
Cattell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	314	11.6	50%	50%	2.9 mi
Findley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–6	324	12.7	46%	41%	2.9 mi
Heritage Elementary	K–5	604	15.9	79%	81%	3.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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