Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Jackson Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 495 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 6th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 15 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 413 in 2019–20 to 495 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 5, with 82 students. 73% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (340 free, 19 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Ewing Dog Park (0.5 mi).
Jackson Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Jackson Elementary School
Parks near Jackson Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
3825 Indianola Ave, Des Moines 50315
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State school ID 771737 607 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000547
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.