Des Moines Independent Comm School District Best Student-Teacher Ratios

50 schools with the lowest (best) student-to-teacher ratios

#1 School

Ruby Van Meter

5.1:1

District Average

13.5:1

Schools Ranked

#	School	Level	Ratio
1	Ruby Van MeterDes Moines	Other	5.1:1
2	Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	10.6:1
3	Phillips ElementaryDes Moines	Primary	11.0:1
4	Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.1:1
5	Wright Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.1:1
6	South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.2:1
7	Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.4:1
8	King Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.4:1
9	Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.6:1
10	River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.7:1
11	Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.7:1
12	Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.8:1
13	Willard Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.8:1
14	Madison Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	11.8:1
15	Garton ElementaryDes Moines	Primary	11.9:1
16	Oak ParkDes Moines	Primary	11.9:1
17	Carver ElementaryDes Moines	Primary	12.0:1
18	Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	12.1:1
19	Howe ElementaryDes Moines	Primary	12.1:1
20	Hillis Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	12.1:1
21	Windsor ElementaryDes Moines	Primary	12.1:1
22	Hanawalt ElementaryDes Moines	Primary	12.2:1
23	Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	12.4:1
24	McKinley Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	12.8:1
25	Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	12.9:1
26	Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	13.0:1
27	Moore Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	13.0:1
28	Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	13.2:1
29	Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	13.3:1
30	Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	13.8:1
31	Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	14.5:1
32	Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	14.5:1
33	Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	14.6:1
34	Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	14.6:1
35	Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	14.6:1
36	Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	15.0:1
37	Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	15.3:1
38	Hubbell ElementaryDes Moines	Primary	15.3:1
39	Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines	Primary	15.3:1
40	Greenwood Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	15.4:1
41	Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	15.7:1
42	Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	16.3:1
43	McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	16.5:1
44	Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	16.7:1
45	Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	17.0:1
46	Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	17.6:1
47	Jessie Franklin TaylorDes Moines	--	17.6:1
48	Cowles Elementary SchoolDes Moines	Primary	18.3:1
49	Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines	Middle	18.7:1
50	Virtual CampusDes Moines	High	19.4:1

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection. SY 2023-24. Academic proficiency data varies by state reporting methodology.