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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST DES MOINES COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193093000168
Jordan Creek Elementary School
4105 Fuller Rd, West Des Moines, IA 50265 · (515) 633-5200 · Polk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
218 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 | 51 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (112).
Student demographics
54%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
80.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
85.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.4% | 85.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 85.5% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Jordan Creek Elementary School
Jordan Creek Elementary School's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Creek Elementary School this school | 652 | 33.4% | 82.2% |
| Heritage Elementary Ankeny | 604 | 33.9% | 74.9% |
| Grant Ragan Elementary School Waukee | 666 | 28.2% | 78.7% |
| Four Mile Elementary Pleasant Hill | 495 | 37.8% | 77.3% |
| Southeast Elementary School Ankeny | 585 | 33.0% | 72.8% |
| Westridge Elementary West Des Moines | 744 | 39.5% | 80.7% |
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 Jordan Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #91 of 564 | #11 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #120 of 564 ▼ 20 | #11 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #146 of 564 ▼ 58 | #16 of 78 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #21 of 705 | #5 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #534 of 561 | #80 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #188 of 561 | #58 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #454 of 666 | #62 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #196 of 359 | #35 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
652
-66 (-9%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 652 | 38.6 | 16.9:1 | 33% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 39.4 | 16.4:1 | 20% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 39.5 | 16.4:1 | 23% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 24% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 47.3 | 15.7:1 | 18% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 18% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 6% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 4% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jordan Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (742 to 652); teachers down 18% (47.3 to 38.6).
About Jordan Creek Elementary School
Jordan Creek Elementary School operates as a large elementary school in West Des Moines, Iowa. School enrollment was 652 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Iowa is roughly 325 students; this school is 101% above that.
West Des Moines Comm School District counts 9,009 students in its 13 schools, and Jordan Creek Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 65% of students at Jordan Creek Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 6% Black. Polk County's residents are about 76% White, 10 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Jordan Creek Elementary School's 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.9:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 33%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Polk County is 16 points.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Jordan Creek Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jordan Creek Elementary School would score about 75.2%. It scores 82.2%, 7.0 points above that figure.
In Polk County (population about 503,175), the median household income is $83,576, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 137 public schools in Polk County, enrolling about 77,436 students in all.
Nearest public school: Valley Southwoods, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Jordan Creek Elementary School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment dropped 9% from its 2020-21 level of 718.
The Jordan Creek Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Stilwell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Western Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Other schools in West Des Moines
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,178 students
- Westridge ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Valley SouthwoodsHigh · 678 students
- Stilwell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Brookview Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Woodland Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Southwoods0.3 mi · 678
- Western Hills Elementary School1.3 mi · 570
- Westridge Elementary1.5 mi · 744
- Valley High School1.9 mi · 2,178
- Fairmeadows Elementary School1.9 mi · 542
- Crossroads Park Elementary School2.0 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Jordan Creek Elementary School?
Jordan Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Jordan Creek Elementary School serve?
Jordan Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Jordan Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Jordan Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Jordan Creek Elementary School?
Jordan Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Jordan Creek Elementary School?
Jordan Creek Elementary School is overseen by West Des Moines Comm School District in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.