Schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District
59 public schools in this Iowa school district: 41 elementary · 10 middle · 6 high · 1 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Iowa.
Elementary schools
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Downtown School
74.6
ELA 78%Math 84%Science 76%
#155 of 609 in Iowa · #1 in Des Moines
Jefferson Elementary School
53.0
ELA 75%Math 79%Science 65%
#287 of 609 in Iowa · #4 in Des Moines
Hubbell Elementary
33.9
ELA 70%Math 69%Science 61%
#403 of 609 in Iowa · #6 in Des Moines
Greenwood Elementary School
28.5
ELA 68%Math 69%Science 57%
#436 of 609 in Iowa · #7 in Des Moines
Hanawalt Elementary
23.6
ELA 60%Math 70%Science 58%
#466 of 609 in Iowa · #8 in Des Moines
Perkins Elementary School
19.0
ELA 60%Math 62%Science 55%
#494 of 609 in Iowa · #9 in Des Moines
Walnut Street School
17.7
ELA 62%Math 49%Science 59%
#502 of 609 in Iowa · #10 in Des Moines
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
17.2
ELA 62%Math 63%Science 44%
#505 of 609 in Iowa · #11 in Des Moines
Windsor Elementary
16.0
ELA 63%Math 61%Science 44%
#512 of 609 in Iowa · #12 in Des Moines
Willard Elementary School
14.9
ELA 55%Math 65%Science 42%
#519 of 609 in Iowa · #13 in Des Moines
Moore Elementary School
14.5
ELA 58%Math 51%Science 56%
#521 of 609 in Iowa · #14 in Des Moines
Jackson Elementary School
9.8
ELA 55%Math 52%Science 37%
#550 of 609 in Iowa · #16 in Des Moines
River Woods Elementary School
9.3
ELA 51%Math 49%Science 53%
#553 of 609 in Iowa · #17 in Des Moines
South Union Elementary School
8.6
ELA 53%Math 50%Science 40%
#557 of 609 in Iowa · #18 in Des Moines
McKinley Elementary School
8.5
ELA 50%Math 50%Science 46%
#558 of 609 in Iowa · #19 in Des Moines
Madison Elementary School
8.1
ELA 53%Math 52%Science 30%
#560 of 609 in Iowa · #20 in Des Moines
Morris Elementary School
7.8
ELA 51%Math 51%Science 39%
#562 of 609 in Iowa · #21 in Des Moines
Phillips Elementary
7.3
ELA 45%Math 56%Science 32%
#565 of 609 in Iowa · #22 in Des Moines
Samuelson Elementary School
7.0
ELA 47%Math 51%Science 35%
#567 of 609 in Iowa · #23 in Des Moines
Cattell Elementary School
6.3
ELA 49%Math 50%Science 26%
#571 of 609 in Iowa · #24 in Des Moines
Studebaker Elementary School
6.2
ELA 49%Math 44%Science 38%
#572 of 609 in Iowa · #25 in Des Moines
Moulton Elementary School
5.0
ELA 45%Math 47%Science 38%
#579 of 609 in Iowa · #26 in Des Moines
Oak Park
4.8
ELA 44%Math 51%Science 21%
#580 of 609 in Iowa · #27 in Des Moines
Wright Elementary School
4.4
ELA 47%Math 42%Science 36%
#583 of 609 in Iowa · #28 in Des Moines
Garton Elementary
4.2
ELA 40%Math 51%Science 29%
#584 of 609 in Iowa · #29 in Des Moines
Brubaker Elementary School
3.9
ELA 46%Math 43%Science 34%
#586 of 609 in Iowa · #30 in Des Moines
Park Ave Elementary School
3.5
ELA 39%Math 47%Science 39%
#588 of 609 in Iowa · #31 in Des Moines
Findley Elementary School
3.4
ELA 46%Math 38%Science 36%
#589 of 609 in Iowa · #32 in Des Moines
Carver Elementary
3.2
ELA 39%Math 47%Science 37%
#590 of 609 in Iowa · #33 in Des Moines
Hillis Elementary School
3.0
ELA 43%Math 47%Science 29%
#591 of 609 in Iowa · #34 in Des Moines
Stowe Elementary School
2.2
ELA 45%Math 36%Science 32%
#596 of 609 in Iowa · #35 in Des Moines
Capitol View Elementary School
2.1
ELA 44%Math 43%Science 32%
#597 of 609 in Iowa · #36 in Des Moines
Monroe Elementary School
1.9
ELA 39%Math 47%Science 29%
#598 of 609 in Iowa · #37 in Des Moines
Lovejoy Elementary School
1.4
ELA 40%Math 41%Science 33%
#601 of 609 in Iowa · #38 in Des Moines
Howe Elementary
1.1
ELA 42%Math 41%Science 32%
#603 of 609 in Iowa · #39 in Des Moines
King Elementary School
0.6
ELA 36%Math 30%Science 27%
#606 of 609 in Iowa · #40 in Des Moines
Edmunds Elementary School
0.4
ELA 35%Math 37%Science 19%
#607 of 609 in Iowa · #41 in Des Moines
Jessie Franklin Taylor
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McKee Elementary School
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Mitchell Early Childhood Center
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No published test results
Woodlawn Early Childhood Center
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No published test results
Middle schools
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Merrill Middle School
37.2
ELA 76%Math 74%Science 69%
#150 of 238 in Iowa · #1 in Des Moines
Meredith Middle School
8.2
ELA 59%Math 51%Science 50%
#219 of 238 in Iowa · #3 in Des Moines
McCombs Middle School
7.8
ELA 56%Math 56%Science 50%
#220 of 238 in Iowa · #4 in Des Moines
Brody Middle School
5.7
ELA 55%Math 48%Science 51%
#225 of 238 in Iowa · #5 in Des Moines
Callanan Middle School
4.0
ELA 51%Math 44%Science 48%
#229 of 238 in Iowa · #6 in Des Moines
Weeks Middle School
2.7
ELA 51%Math 40%Science 42%
#232 of 238 in Iowa · #7 in Des Moines
Hoyt Middle School
2.3
ELA 44%Math 40%Science 48%
#233 of 238 in Iowa · #8 in Des Moines
Goodrell Middle School
1.9
ELA 44%Math 41%Science 46%
#234 of 238 in Iowa · #9 in Des Moines
Harding Middle School
1.5
ELA 42%Math 42%Science 35%
#235 of 238 in Iowa · #10 in Des Moines
Hiatt Middle School
0.6
ELA 45%Math 35%Science 37%
#237 of 238 in Iowa · #11 in Des Moines
High schools
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Roosevelt High School
19.9
ELA 67%Math 59%Science 61%
#236 of 294 in Iowa · #1 in Des Moines
Hoover High School
6.0
ELA 51%Math 42%Science 40%
#277 of 294 in Iowa · #3 in Des Moines
Lincoln High School
4.9
ELA 49%Math 40%Science 39%
#280 of 294 in Iowa · #4 in Des Moines
North High School
3.9
ELA 45%Math 36%Science 42%
#283 of 294 in Iowa · #5 in Des Moines
Virtual Campus
3.6
ELA 50%Math 27%Science 38%
#284 of 294 in Iowa · #6 in Des Moines
East High School
2.9
ELA 45%Math 36%Science 38%
#286 of 294 in Iowa · #7 in Des Moines