Elementary · Iowa

River Woods Elementary School

Free meals for all

River Woods Elementary School, a public elementary school in Des Moines, Iowa: grades k–5, 493 students, 11.5 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: 493
Teachers (FTE): 42.8
Students per teacher: 11.5
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 82% of elementary schools in Iowa

Median 13.3 · 668 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 84% of elementary schools in Iowa

Median 320 · 669 schools compared

Larger than 65% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades 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: 2929 SE 22nd St, Des Moines, IA 50320
Phone: (515)242-8433
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
Jackson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	490	14.9	1.0 mi
Howe ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	297	11.4	1.4 mi
McKinley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	275	12.0	1.9 mi
Lovejoy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	394	12.1	2.1 mi
South Union Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	422	12.5	2.1 mi
Willard Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	247	10.4	2.4 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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