Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Perkins Elementary School
Perkins Elementary School serves grades K–5 for 444 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 8th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 15.3 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment has held steady at about 444 since 2019–20. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 1, with 88 students. 56% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (245 free, 2 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Witmer Park (0.6 mi).
Perkins Elementary School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Perkins Elementary School
Parks near Perkins Elementary School
Address, phone and official links
4301 College, Des Moines 50311
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State school ID 771737 769 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000570
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.