Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
McKinley Elementary School
McKinley Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 269 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 31st largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 12.8 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment has held steady at about 269 since 2019–20. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 2, with 50 students. 78% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (203 free, 7 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Stone Park (0.4 mi).
McKinley Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at McKinley Elementary School
Parks near McKinley Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
1610 SE 6th Street, Des Moines 50315
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State school ID 771737 697 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000559
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.