Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190897000587
Windsor Elementary
5912 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311 · (515) 242-8440 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
146 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 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
67%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
63.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 67.3% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Windsor Elementary
Windsor Elementary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Elementary this school | 254 | 57.5% | 56.8% |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School Bettendorf | 268 | 53.0% | 64.5% |
| Mitchell Elementary School Ames | 314 | 55.7% | 72.5% |
| Jackson Elementary School Davenport | 322 | 56.8% | 48.2% |
| McKee Elementary School Des Moines | 235 | 66.0% | N/A |
| Douma Elementary School Ottumwa | 327 | 50.5% | N/A |
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 Windsor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #474 of 564 | #48 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #471 of 564 ▼ 57 | #49 of 78 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #422 of 564 ▲ 41 | #44 of 78 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #471 of 705 | #81 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #94 of 561 | #12 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #84 of 561 | #29 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #149 of 666 | #40 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #24 of 359 | #2 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
254
-30 (-11%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 254 | 21.6 | 11.8:1 | 57% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 22.3 | 12.0:1 | 48% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 24.4 | 12.1:1 | 60% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 61% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 26.5 | 14.2:1 | 62% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 63% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 65% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 34% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windsor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (375 to 254); teachers down 18% (26.5 to 21.6).
About Windsor Elementary
Among the schools in Des Moines, Iowa, is Windsor Elementary, a small elementary school. It educates 254 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 22% smaller than the 325 average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Des Moines Independent Comm School District includes 59 schools. Together they enroll 29,676 students.
White students are the majority at Windsor Elementary, with 50% of enrollment. The school is also 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 76%. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 21.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.8:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 57%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.2% for Windsor Elementary. The school posts 56.8%, 6.4 points below the prediction.
Among Polk County residents, the median household income is $83,576, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Windsor Elementary is one of 137 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Cowles Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Windsor Elementary places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Windsor Elementary as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 254 students in 2024-25, 30 fewer than the 284 it had in 2020-21.
Community posts for Windsor Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Windsor Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Windsor Elementary. Windsor Elementary is the 12th largest of the 13.
- Windsor ElementaryWindsor, VA · 624 students
- Windsor ElementaryColumbia, SC · 579 students
- Windsor ElementarySPOKANE, WA · 549 students
- Windsor ElementaryWindsor, WI · 526 students
- WINDSOR ELEM.IMPERIAL, MO · 497 students
Nearby schools
- Cowles Elementary School0.6 mi · 392
- Clive Learning Academy1.2 mi · 551
- Hillis Elementary School1.2 mi · 279
- Horizon Science Academy Des Moines1.2 mi · 150
- Roosevelt High School1.2 mi · 2,051
- Merrill Middle School1.2 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About Windsor ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Windsor Elementary?
Windsor Elementary enrolls approximately 254 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Windsor Elementary serve?
Windsor Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Windsor Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Windsor Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Windsor Elementary?
Student demographics at Windsor Elementary are roughly 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Windsor Elementary public or private?
Windsor Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Des Moines Independent Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.