Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Walnut Street School
Walnut Street School serves grades Pre-K–5 for 244 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
Its 15.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 297 in 2019–20 to 244 in 2023–24. 55% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (129 free, 6 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Temple Chess & Poetry Garden (0.1 mi).
Walnut Street School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Walnut Street School
Parks near Walnut Street School
Address, phone and official links
901 Walnut St, Des Moines 50309
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State school ID 771737 984 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897001143
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.