Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Park Ave Elementary School
Park Ave Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 408 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 13th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 14.6 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 418 in 2019–20 to 408 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 1, with 73 students. 75% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (299 free, 8 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Sayers Park (0.8 mi).
Park Ave Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Park Ave Elementary School
Parks near Park Ave Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
3141 SW 9th St, Des Moines 50315
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State school ID 771737 760 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000569
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.