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The highest-performing public elementary schools in math in Des Moines, Iowa

42 public elementary schools in Des Moines, Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in math, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state math standard. Cowles Elementary School leads the list at 84.2%, against a median of 50.9% across the ranked schools.

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Des Moines, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Math)

84.2%

Median % Proficient (Math)

50.9%

BEST IN MATH · DES MOINES, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Math)
1	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	392	84.2%
2	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	197	83.6%
3	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Elementary	555	80.6%
4	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	312	78.9%
5	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	440	77.9%
6	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	551	70.4%
7	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	312	69.7%
8	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	362	69.3%
9	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	293	68.7%
10	Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	Charter Organization: Concept Schools	Elementary	150	67.7%
11	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	247	65.0%
12	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	241	63.1%
13	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	438	61.9%
14	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	254	61.0%
15	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	263	56.3%
16	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	285	52.2%
17	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	490	51.9%
18	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	288	51.3%
19	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	519	51.2%
20	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	386	51.2%
21	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	285	51.0%
22	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	535	50.7%
23	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	275	50.0%
24	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	422	50.0%
25	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	314	49.7%
26	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	257	48.9%
27	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	493	48.5%
28	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	279	47.3%
29	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	341	47.0%
30	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	465	47.0%
31	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	436	46.6%
32	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	380	46.5%
33	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	561	43.9%
34	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	622	43.0%
35	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	533	42.9%
36	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	265	42.4%
37	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	394	41.0%
38	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	297	40.9%
39	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	324	38.3%
40	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	259	37.2%
41	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	297	36.2%
42	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	315	30.2%

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