Schools in Polk County

134 schools

Schools

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	District
Woodlawn Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	216	18.9	—	—	Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Downtown SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	197	13.4	77%	83%	Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Jessie Franklin TaylorFree meals for all	Pre-K	195	17.1	—	—	Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Walnut Creek CampusAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	152	10.8	—	—	West Des Moines Comm School District
Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	150	18.7	41%	66%	Charter Organization: Concept Schools
Ruby Van MeterSpecial educationFree meals for all	K–12	109	5.0	—	—	Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Great Oaks High School and Career CenterCharter	9–12	72	24.2	—	—	Charter Organization: Oakmont Education
Learning Resource Center	Pre-K	—	—	—	—	West Des Moines Comm School District
Southeast Polk Junior High	8–9	—	—	78%	72%	Southeast Polk Comm School District

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.

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.

2024–25 school year · NCES Common Core of Data

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