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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST DES MOINES COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193093001789
Clive Learning Academy
1600 73rd Street, Des Moines, IA 50324 · (515) 633-5800 · Polk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
329 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
70.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 72.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clive Learning Academy
Clive Learning Academy's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Learning Academy this school | 551 | 59.7% | 70.1% |
| Perkins Elementary School Des Moines | 438 | 62.8% | 63.9% |
| Truman Elementary School Davenport | 434 | 58.3% | 53.1% |
| Mitchell Elementary School Ames | 314 | 55.7% | 72.5% |
| Crossroads Park Elementary School West Des Moines | 530 | 51.5% | 79.9% |
| Olmsted Elementary School Urbandale | 622 | 51.0% | 67.8% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clive Learning Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #330 of 564 | #37 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #377 of 564 ▼ 29 | #38 of 78 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #284 of 564 ▲ 9 | #35 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #68 of 705 | #21 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #181 of 561 | #26 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #34 of 561 | #16 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #133 of 666 | #39 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #145 of 168 | #14 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
551
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 551 | 43.4 | 12.7:1 | 60% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 43.4 | 11.8:1 | 35% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 41.2 | 12.8:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 55% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 39.4 | 13.6:1 | 50% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 45% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 14% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 27 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clive Learning Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (537 to 551); teachers up 10% (39.4 to 43.4).
About Clive Learning Academy
Families in Des Moines, Iowa, are served by Clive Learning Academy, a large elementary school. Enrollment totals 551 students across pre-K through 6. The school is 70% above the average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Clive Learning Academy is one of 13 schools in West Des Moines Comm School District, which enrolls 9,009 students in total.
The largest group at Clive Learning Academy is White students, at 45%. It is also 18% Black, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. For comparison, the population of Polk County is roughly 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Clive Learning Academy scores 71%.
The school had 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. About 60% of students at Clive Learning Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 49% average for public schools in Polk County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Clive Learning Academy would be expected to post about 62.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.1%.
The county, Polk County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $83,576, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 137, with about 77,436 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cowles Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Clive Learning Academy is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 535 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 551 by 2024-25.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
503,175
Census ACS
Median income
$83,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
137
77,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Des Moines Comm School District
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,178 students
- Westridge ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Valley SouthwoodsHigh · 678 students
- Indian Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Stilwell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 645 students
Other schools in Des Moines
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,364 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Weeks Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Cowles Elementary School0.7 mi · 392
- Crestview School of Inquiry0.8 mi · 558
- Windsor Elementary1.2 mi · 254
- Karen Acres Elementary School1.3 mi · 233
- Hillis Elementary School1.4 mi · 279
- Walnut Creek Campus1.6 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About Clive Learning AcademyHow large is Clive Learning Academy?
Clive Learning Academy enrolls approximately 551 students in grades PK-06.
Is Clive Learning Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clive Learning Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clive Learning Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clive Learning Academy is approximately 12.7:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clive Learning Academy?
Student demographics at Clive Learning Academy are roughly 45% White, 18% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Clive Learning Academy public or private?
Clive Learning Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Des Moines Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.