Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Downtown School
Downtown School serves grades K–5 for 235 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 38th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 29.4 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 265 in 2019–20 to 235 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 4, with 45 students. 19% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (41 free, 3 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Ingersoll Square Dog Park (0.2 mi).
Downtown School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Downtown School
Parks near Downtown School
Address, phone and official links
1800 Grand Avenue, Des Moines 50309
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State school ID 771737 935 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000232
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.