Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Garton Elementary
Garton Elementary serves grades K–5 for 429 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 9th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 11.9 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 502 in 2019–20 to 429 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 4, with 81 students. 78% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (328 free, 5 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Fairmont Park (0.3 mi).
Garton Elementary by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Garton Elementary
Parks near Garton Elementary
Address, phone and official links
2820 E 24th St, Des Moines 50317
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State school ID 771737 526 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000534
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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.