Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Jessie Franklin Taylor
Jessie Franklin Taylor serves grades Pre-K for 194 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the smallest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 17.6 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 236 in 2019–20 to 194 in 2023–24. 83% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (137 free, 23 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is Edna Griffin Park (0.3 mi).
Jessie Franklin Taylor by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Jessie Franklin Taylor
Parks near Jessie Franklin Taylor
Address, phone and official links
1801 16th Street, Des Moines 50314
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State school ID 771737 618 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897002218
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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.