Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Lovejoy Elementary School
Lovejoy Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 412 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 12th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 13.3 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 392 in 2019–20 to 412 in 2023–24. 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (333 free, 5 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Jordan Park (0.3 mi).
Lovejoy Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Lovejoy Elementary School
Parks near Lovejoy Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
801 E Kenyon Ave, Des Moines 50315
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State school ID 771737 647 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000552
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.