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Greenwood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

316 37th Street, Des Moines, IA 50312 · (515) 242-8410 · Part of Des Moines Independent Community School District

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

Students
293
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Greenwood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 38.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Des Moines kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Greenwood Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 67.8%

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

316 37th Street, Des Moines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten44
Grade 139
Grade 249
Grade 342
Grade 434
Grade 545
Enrollment over time
212’20
220’21
272’22
307’23
293’24

Up 38.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Black 17%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 12%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Greenwood 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.