Jefferson Elementary School

2425 Watrous Ave, Des Moines, IA 50321 Map

Low income

41%

free or reduced-price lunch

Students

312

2024-25

Students per teacher

14.2

2024-25

Test score trends

Test scores for Iowa are not available yet — enrollment and demographics are shown below. We are adding states one at a time.

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).


Wright Elementary School Grades K–5 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1.1 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	78%	265	White 40%
Park Ave Elementary School Grades K–5 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1.4 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	83%	380	White 39%
Morris Elementary School Grades K–5 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1.8 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	88%	519	Hispanic 41%
South Union Elementary School Grades K–5 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1.9 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	85%	422	Hispanic 35%
Mitchell Early Childhood Center Grades PK · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2.0 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	67%	292	White 35%
Downtown School Grades K–5 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2.5 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	21%	197	White 68%
Greenwood Elementary School Grades PK–5 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2.5 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	46%	293	White 56%
Howe Elementary Grades K–5 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2.5 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	91%	297	Hispanic 44%
Lovejoy Elementary School Grades K–5 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2.7 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	89%	394	Hispanic 34%
Walnut Street School Grades PK–5 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2.8 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	62%	257	Black 33%