Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Morris Elementary School
Morris Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 498 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 5th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 13.8 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 526 in 2019–20 to 498 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 101 students. 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (398 free, 8 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Blank Park (0.7 mi).
Morris Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Morris Elementary School
Parks near Morris Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
1401 Geil Avenue, Des Moines 50315
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State school ID 771737 886 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000583
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.