Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Greenwood Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 307 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 22nd largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 15.3 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 249 in 2019–20 to 307 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was pre-K, with 58 students. 50% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (143 free, 10 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Greenwood Park (0.7 mi).
Greenwood Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Greenwood Elementary School
Parks near Greenwood Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
316 37th Street, Des Moines 50312
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State school ID 771737 553 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000538
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.