Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190897000531
Findley Elementary School
3025 Oxford Street, Des Moines, IA 50313 · (515) 242-8407 · Polk County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
276 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
45.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
38.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 48.5% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Findley Elementary School
Findley Elementary School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findley Elementary School this school | 324 | 85.2% | 43.9% |
| Lovejoy Elementary School Des Moines | 394 | 89.3% | 39.3% |
| Cattell Elementary School Des Moines | 314 | 86.3% | 51.8% |
| South Union Elementary School Des Moines | 422 | 84.8% | 46.6% |
| Hillis Elementary School Des Moines | 279 | 76.3% | 47.5% |
| Jackson Elementary School Des Moines | 490 | 80.6% | 48.1% |
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 Findley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #534 of 564 | #64 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #556 of 564 ▼ 33 | #75 of 78 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #530 of 564 ▼ 2 | #63 of 78 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #329 of 705 | #61 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #183 of 561 | #27 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.5% | #3 of 561 | #2 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #26 of 666 | #18 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #277 of 359 | #47 of 64 |
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
324
+18 (+6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 324 | 25.4 | 12.8:1 | 85% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 24.7 | 11.5:1 | 81% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 25.1 | 12.1:1 | 86% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 91% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 27.8 | 12.3:1 | 87% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 89% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 83% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 58% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Findley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (343 to 324); teachers down 9% (27.8 to 25.4).
About Findley Elementary School
Federal records list Findley Elementary School as an elementary school in Des Moines, Iowa. Enrolled students number 324 students, in kindergarten through 6.
Findley Elementary School belongs to Des Moines Independent Comm School District, a district of 59 schools and 29,676 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Findley Elementary School, with 29% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 19% Black, 13% Asian, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of Polk County, the Hispanic share is about 10%. By the diversity index, Findley Elementary School comes in at 77%.
Its 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 49% average among public schools in Polk County.
Findley Elementary School scores 43.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.3%.
Polk County has about 503,175 residents, and median household income is about $83,576, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 137 public schools in Polk County, with a combined enrollment of about 77,436.
Nearest public school: Harding Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Findley Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Findley Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Federal counts put enrollment at 306 in 2020-21 and 324 in 2024-25, a 6% gain.
Community posts for Findley Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Des Moines Independent Comm School District
- 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
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
Other Findley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Findley Elementary. Findley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Findley ElementaryPortland, OR · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Harding Middle School0.3 mi · 603
- Great Oaks High School and Career Center0.4 mi · 72
- North High School0.5 mi · 1,428
- Cattell Elementary School0.7 mi · 314
- Oak Park0.8 mi · 288
- Madison Elementary School0.8 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Findley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Findley Elementary School?
Findley Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Findley Elementary School serve?
Findley Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Findley Elementary School have?
Findley Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Findley Elementary School?
Findley Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Findley Elementary School?
Findley Elementary School is overseen by Des Moines Independent Comm School District in Polk County.
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