Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Carver Elementary
Carver Elementary serves grades Pre-K–5 for 419 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 11th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 12 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 461 in 2019–20 to 419 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 1, with 72 students. 87% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (356 free, 10 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Burke Park (0.1 mi).
Carver Elementary by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Carver Elementary
Parks near Carver Elementary
Address, phone and official links
705 E University Ave, Des Moines 50316
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State school ID 771737 435 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897001596
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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.