Schools in Des Moines, IA

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

65SCHOOLS

59WITH TRUSTED DATA

29CITY SAFETY PERCENTILE

$213,036TYPICAL HOME VALUE

71%OF CITIES COST MORE

Typical home value: $213,036 (Zillow ZHVI, 2026-06-30) — cheaper than 71% of ZHVI-matched cities. Comparing safety against price? See the Affordable & Safe guide.

All schools, safest first

SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Clive Learning Academy	West Des Moines Comm School District	PK–06	497	82	A
Delaware Elementary	Southeast Polk Comm School District	PK–05	416	80	A
Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	652	60	A
Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	433	59	A
Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	390	58	A
Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	523	57	A
Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–05	486	56	A
Moore Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	308	56	A
Howe Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	306	56	A
Carver Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	439	55	A
Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–05	425	55	A
Phillips Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	263	55	A
Madison Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	238	54	A
Walnut Street School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–05	228	54	A
Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	384	54	A
Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	220	54	A
Morris Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	448	54	A
South Union Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	447	52	A
Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	386	52	A
Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	356	52	A
Findley Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	311	51	A
River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	518	51	A
Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	338	51	A
Oak Park	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	308	51	A
Wright Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	261	50	A
Windsor Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	285	49	A
McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–05	253	49	A
Merrill Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	669	49	A
Downtown School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	240	48	A
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	217	47	A
King Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	264	45	A
Willard Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	262	45	A
Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	415	44	A
Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	418	43	A
Garton Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	474	42	A
Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	403	42	A
Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	367	41	A
Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–08	304	40	A
Edmunds Fine Arts Academy	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	260	40	A
Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	558	39	A
Meredith Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	675	39	A
Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	292	38	A
East High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	2,079	37	A
Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	306	37	A
Lincoln High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	2,362	36	A
Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–12	116	34	A
North High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	1,433	29	A
Cornell Elementary School	Saydel Comm School District	PK–04	460	28	A
Hoover High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	959	24	A
McCombs Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	684	20	A
Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	512	20	A
Harding Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	676	16	A
Weeks Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	685	16	A
Callanan Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	534	16	A
Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	508	15	A
Roosevelt High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	2,064	11	A
Saydel High School	Saydel Comm School District	09–12	433	7	A
Brody Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	603	5	A
Woodside Middle School	Saydel Comm School District	05–08	379	5	A
Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–PK		— insufficient data	B
McKee Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–PK		— insufficient data	B
Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–PK		— insufficient data	B
Orchard Place School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	M–M		— insufficient data
Virtual Campus	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–12	935	— insufficient data	F
Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–PK		— insufficient data	B