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Crestview School of Inquiry

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

8355 Franklin Avenue, Clive, IA 50325 · (515) 633-5700 · Part of West Des Moines Community School District

Clive’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Iowa school districts

Students
558
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Crestview School of Inquiry

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Clive kids: Indian Hills Junior High School

On the path

Where Clive kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Crestview School of InquiryYou are here
7–8Indian Hills Junior High School661 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

8355 Franklin Avenue, Clive

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten67
Grade 181
Grade 279
Grade 380
Grade 464
Grade 571
Grade 669
Enrollment over time
603’20
577’21
574’22
549’23
558’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 58%White 17%Asian 12%Black 10%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Crestview School of Inquiry from Clive families.

Other schools in West Des Moines Community School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Clive’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.