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D−

Stowe Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1411 E 33rd St, Des Moines, IA 50317 · (515) 242-8435 · Part of Des Moines Independent Community School District

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

Students
297
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Stowe Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • 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–5Stowe Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts32%
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).

1411 E 33rd St, Des Moines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten49
Grade 162
Grade 257
Grade 354
Grade 437
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
298’20
307’21
313’22
311’23
297’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%White 32%Black 16%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Stowe 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.