Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Howe Elementary
Howe Elementary serves grades K–5 for 303 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 24th 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 grew from 279 in 2019–20 to 303 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 2, with 56 students. 78% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (233 free, 3 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Stone Park (0.7 mi).
Howe Elementary by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Howe Elementary
Parks near Howe Elementary
Address, phone and official links
2900 Indianola, Des Moines 50315
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State school ID 771737 589 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000544
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.