High school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
North High School
North High School serves grades 9–12 for 1,514 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 4th largest of the 5 Des Moines Independent Community School District high schools in Des Moines. Its 22.3 students per teacher compares with a median of 23.7 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 1,396 in 2019–20 to 1,514 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 12, with 436 students. 75% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (1,127 free, 9 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Birdland Sports Park (0.2 mi).
North High School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at North High School
Parks near North High School
Address, phone and official links
501 Holcomb Ave, Des Moines 50313
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State school ID 771737 127 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000566
Other high 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.