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Schools in Des Moines

Des Moines’s public schools

Des Moines Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Des Moines. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in New Mexico’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$27.7K
▲ 57% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.9
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
132 students on the public path
In brief

Des Moines’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Des Moines’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Des Moines Elementary places highest (better than 86%); Des Moines High lowest (86%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Des Moines, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Des Moines ElementaryDes Moines Municipal SchoolsA
7–12Des Moines HighDes Moines Municipal SchoolsA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Des Moines Municipal Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Des Moines Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 132 students, up 43% since 2020–21 · 7.9 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$27,679NM $17,681 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 33.8% · 42 students tested
Math64%
State average 24.5% · 42 students tested

Des Moines vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Des Moines’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Des Moines—Des Moines Municipal Schools

Every school in Des Moines

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Des Moinesby address
Des Moines Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
82 students9:1Rate it →
Des Moines High
High · Grades 7–12
A
50 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Des Moines’s schools

Are Des Moines’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Des Moines. Des Moines Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Des Moines. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Des Moines in?

Des Moines Municipal Schools.

Where do Des Moines kids go to high school?

Des Moines High.

Parents talk

What Des Moines families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.