Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Moulton Elementary School
Moulton Elementary School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 450 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 7th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 13.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 536 in 2019–20 to 450 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 2, with 79 students. 88% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (394 free, 3 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Bates Park (0.3 mi).
Moulton Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Moulton Elementary School
Parks near Moulton Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
1541 8th Street, Des Moines 50314
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State school ID 771737 733 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000565
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.