Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Cattell Elementary School
Cattell Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 308 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 21st largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 10.6 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 402 in 2019–20 to 308 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 4, with 64 students. 79% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (242 free, 1 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Belle M. Turner Park (0.7 mi).
Cattell Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Cattell Elementary School
Parks near Cattell Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
3101 E 12th St, Des Moines 50316
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State school ID 771737 445 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000521
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.