Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Hillis Elementary School
Hillis Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 291 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 26th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 12.1 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 318 in 2019–20 to 291 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 3, with 59 students. 64% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (183 free, 3 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Riley Park (0.4 mi).
Hillis Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Hillis Elementary School
Parks near Hillis Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
2401 56th St, Des Moines 50310
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State school ID 771737 571 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000541
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.