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Walnut Street School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

901 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309 · (515) 242-8438 · Part of Des Moines Independent Community School District

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

Students
257
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Walnut Street School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 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 →

PK–5Walnut Street SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts47%
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).

901 Walnut St, Des Moines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten37
Grade 141
Grade 242
Grade 343
Grade 427
Grade 527
Enrollment over time
245’20
268’21
269’22
244’23
257’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 33%White 30%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 14%Asian 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walnut Street 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.