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Findley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

3025 Oxford Street, Des Moines, IA 50313 · (515) 242-8407 · Part of Des Moines Independent Community School District

Des Moines’ School Grade D− better than 2% of Iowa school districts

Students
324
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Findley Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Des Moines kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

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

K–6Findley Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts42%
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).

3025 Oxford Street, Des Moines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten46
Grade 140
Grade 250
Grade 347
Grade 452
Grade 553
Grade 636
Enrollment over time
306’20
311’21
304’22
284’23
324’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 29%White 28%Black 19%Asian 13%Two or more races 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Findley Elementary School from Des Moines families.

Other schools in Des Moines Independent 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; Des Moines’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.