Elementary · Iowa

McKinley Elementary School

Free meals for all

McKinley Elementary School, a public elementary school in Des Moines, Iowa: grades pre-k–5, 275 students, 12.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Des Moines Independent 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: 275
Teachers (FTE): 23.0
Students per teacher: 12.0
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in Iowa

Median 13.3 · 668 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 63% of elementary schools in Iowa

Median 320 · 669 schools compared

Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Des Moines Independent Comm School District

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

Location

Address: 1610 SE 6th Street, Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: (515)242-8423
City or town: Des Moines
County: Polk County

Quality of life in Des Moines Schools in Des Moines

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Howe ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	297	11.4	1.0 mi
Walnut Street SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	257	14.9	1.4 mi
Capitol View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	533	13.4	1.5 mi
Park Ave Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	380	13.2	1.5 mi
Carver ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	436	14.2	1.8 mi
Jackson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	490	14.9	1.8 mi

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).

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