Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Capitol View Elementary School
Capitol View Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 545 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 3rd largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 12.4 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment has held steady at about 545 since 2019–20. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 1, with 98 students. 85% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (445 free, 20 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Stewart Square Park (0.2 mi).
Capitol View Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Capitol View Elementary School
Parks near Capitol View Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
320 E. 16th, Des Moines 50316
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State school ID 771737 427 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000518
Other elementary schools in the district
Schools nearby
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.