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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530354000525
Des Moines Elementary
22001 9th Ave S, Des Moines, WA 98198 · (206) 631-3700 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
313 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 56 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -10.1pp since 2014
Math
30.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -15.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 36.3% |
| 2022-23 | 40.6% | 34.4% |
| 2021-22 | 40.5% | 31.7% |
| 2018-19 | 49.2% | 45.1% |
| 2017-18 | 51.2% | 42.3% |
| 2016-17 | 49.4% | 48.1% |
| 2015-16 | 53.7% | 48.7% |
| 2014-15 | 47.6% | 45.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Des Moines Elementary
Des Moines Elementary's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Elementary this school | 500 | 62.6% | 37.1% |
| Fairmount Elementary Everett | 510 | 61.4% | 35.6% |
| Renton Park Elementary School Renton | 393 | 65.1% | 26.8% |
| Odyssey Elementary Everett | 526 | 62.4% | 35.7% |
| Lake Hills Elementary Bellevue | 498 | 66.3% | 36.9% |
| Enterprise Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 450 | 67.8% | 32.2% |
Matched among Washington 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 Des Moines Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #681 of 936 | #211 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #864 of 1,103 ▼ 145 | #230 of 281 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #817 of 1,102 ▼ 72 | #218 of 280 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #283 of 928 | #90 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #286 of 1,268 | #75 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #515 of 1,085 | #121 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.6% | #31 of 1,088 | #17 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #396 of 1,169 | #78 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.6% | #35 of 257 | #13 of 54 |
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
500
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 500 | 31.9 | 15.7:1 | 63% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 65% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 29.2 | 17.8:1 | 60% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 53% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 22.6 | 17.5:1 | 52% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 51% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 36% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 17 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 16 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Des Moines Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (395 to 500); teachers up 41% (22.6 to 31.9).
About Des Moines Elementary
Among the schools in Des Moines, Washington, is Des Moines Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 500 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 32% above that.
Federal data list 36 schools in Highline School District, with 18,072 students enrolled.
At Des Moines Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 29%. Next come 22% White, 17% Black, 17% multiracial, and 12% Asian. The county population is about 11% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 80%, meaning two students picked at random have an 80% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Des Moines Elementary and a ratio of 15.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 63% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in King County averages 38%, lower than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Des Moines Elementary, the prediction is 38.2% and the result is 37.1%.
Des Moines Elementary is located in King County, where the median household income is $124,746, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Des Moines Elementary, King County has 543 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Parkside Elementary, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Des Moines Elementary is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Des Moines Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 5% from its 2020-21 level of 529. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.1:1 to 15.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Des Moines Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highline School District
- Mount Rainier High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Highline High SchoolHigh · 1,423 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,080 students
- Glacier Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Tyee High SchoolHigh · 644 students
Other schools in Des Moines
- Mount Rainier High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Pacific Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- North Hill ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Woodmont K-8 SchoolElementary · 402 students
Other Des Moines Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Des Moines Elementary. Des Moines Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- DES MOINES ELEMENTARYDES MOINES, NM · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Parkside Elementary0.6 mi · 535
- Mount Rainier High School0.8 mi · 1,846
- Pacific Middle School0.8 mi · 604
- Midway Elementary0.9 mi · 548
- Cascade Public Schools1.1 mi · 126
- River Ridge Elementary1.5 mi · 697
Frequently asked questions
About Des Moines ElementaryHow many students attend Des Moines Elementary?
Des Moines Elementary enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-05.
Is Des Moines Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Des Moines Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Des Moines Elementary have?
Des Moines Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Des Moines Elementary?
Student demographics at Des Moines Elementary are roughly 22% White, 29% Hispanic, 17% Black, 12% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Des Moines Elementary public or private?
Des Moines Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Highline School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.