Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 306 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 23rd largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 14.6 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 389 in 2019–20 to 306 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 1, with 54 students. 40% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (120 free, 3 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Harmon Park (0.1 mi).
Jefferson Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Jefferson Elementary School
Parks near Jefferson Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
2425 Watrous Ave, Des Moines 50321
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State school ID 771737 616 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000548
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.