Schools in Des Moines, IA

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	652	99	A
Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–05	486	99	A
Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	523	98	A
Carver Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	439	97	A
Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	384	97	A
Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–05	425	96	A
Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	356	94	A
Findley Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	311	94	A
Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	386	94	A
Morris Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	448	94	A
Oak Park	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	308	94	A
Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	338	93	A
South Union Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	447	92	A
Wright Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	261	91	A
McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–05	253	90	A
Windsor Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	285	90	A
River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	518	89	A
Downtown School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	240	88	A
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	217	86	A
King Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	264	81	A
Willard Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	262	81	A
Merrill Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	669	78	A
Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	415	76	A
Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	418	74	A
Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	403	73	A
Garton Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	474	72	A
Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	367	70	A
Edmunds Fine Arts Academy	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	260	70	A
Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–08	304	68	A
Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	292	66	A
Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	306	64	A
Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	558	62	A
Meredith Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	675	60	A
Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–12	116	57	A
Cornell Elementary School	Saydel Comm School District	PK–04	460	56	A
East High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	2,079	54	A
Lincoln High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	2,362	53	A
North High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	1,433	44	A
Hoover High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	959	36	A
Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	512	31	A
McCombs Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	684	30	A
Harding Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	676	24	A
Callanan Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	534	24	A
Weeks Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	685	23	A
Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	508	22	A
Roosevelt High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	09–12	2,064	16	A
Saydel High School	Saydel Comm School District	09–12	433	11	A
Woodside Middle School	Saydel Comm School District	05–08	379	8	A
Brody Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–08	603	8	A
Clive Learning Academy	West Des Moines Comm School District	PK–06	497	— insufficient data	D
Delaware Elementary	Southeast Polk Comm School District	PK–05	416	— insufficient data	C
Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	220	— insufficient data	C
Howe Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	306	— insufficient data	C
Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–PK		— insufficient data	C
Madison Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	238	— insufficient data	C
McKee Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–PK		— insufficient data	C
Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–PK		— insufficient data	C
Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	433	— insufficient data	C
Moore Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	308	— insufficient data	C
Orchard Place School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	M–M		— insufficient data
Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	390	— insufficient data	C
Phillips Elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	KG–05	263	— insufficient data	C
Virtual Campus	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	06–12	935	— insufficient data	E
Walnut Street School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–05	228	— insufficient data	C
Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	PK–PK		— insufficient data	C