Des Moines Information

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General Des Moines Information

State: Iowa

County: Polk County

Close cities: Pleasant Hill, IA, Carlisle, IA, Des Moines, IA, Clive, IA, West Des Moines, IA, Windsor Heights, IA, Urbandale, IA, Norwalk, IA, Berwick, IA, Des Moines, IA, Saylorville, IA

Des Moines Population (census data)

Total	196,998 (-1.3% since 2000)
Male	95,341 (48.4%)
Female	101,657 (51.6%)

Population Density: 2,599 people per sq. mile

Cost of Living Index: 80.0 (US Avg is 100)

Des Moines Elevation: 864 feet above sea level

Incorporated in 1851

Land Area: 75.8 square miles

Median Household Income: $42,953

Zip Codes: 50317, 50315, 50310, 50313, 50316, 50312, 50309, 50314, 50311, 50320, 50327, 50321, 50392, 50360, 50363, 50332, 50335, 50303, 50393, 50367, 50328, 50307, 50339, 50347, 50380, 50318, 50391, 50369, 50364, 50936, 50980, 50381, 50981, 50362, 50334, 50319, 50338, 50395, 50301, 50340, 50302, 50336, 50368, 50331, 50305, 50330, 50329, 50940, 50361, 50394, 50333, 50950, 50947, 50396, 50350, 50359, 50308, 50304, 50397, and 50306.

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Des Moines School Information

High Schools

East High School (815 E 13th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50316 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Hoover High School (4800 Aurora Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50310 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Lincoln High School (2600 SW 9th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
North High School (501 Holcomb Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50313 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Roosevelt High School (4419 Center Street, Des Moines, IA, 50312 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Saydel High School (5601 NE 7th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50313 - Saydel Community School District District)
Scavo High School (1800 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50309 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)

Middle Schools

Brody Middle School (2501 Park Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50321 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Callanan Middle School (3010 Center Street, Des Moines, IA, 50312 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Goodrell Middle School (3300 E 29th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Harding Middle School (203 E Euclid Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50313 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Hiatt Middle School (1214 E 15th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50316 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Hoyt Middle School (2700 E 42nd Street, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
McCombs Middle School (201 SW County Line Road, Des Moines, IA, 50320 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Meredith Middle School (4827 Madison Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50310 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Merrill Middle School (5301 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50312 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Weeks Middle School (901 East Park Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Woodside Middle School (5810 NE 14th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50313 - Saydel Community School District District)

Elementary Schools

Adams Elementary School (3720 E 29th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Brubaker Elementary School (2900 E 42nd Street, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Capitol View Elementary School (320 E 16th, Des Moines, IA, 50316 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Carver Elementary (705 E University Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50316 - Des Moines Independent Comm School District District)
Cattell Elementary School (3101 E 12th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50316 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Cornell Elementary School (5817 NE 3rd Street, Des Moines, IA, 50313 - Saydel Community School District District)
Cowles Elementary School (6401 College Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50311 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Delaware Elementary School (4401 NE 46th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Southeast Polk Community School District District)
Findley Elementary School (3000 Cambridge Street, Des Moines, IA, 50313 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Garton Elementary School (2820 E 24th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Greenwood Elementary School (316 37th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50312 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Hanawalt Elementary (225 56th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50312 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Hillis Elementary School (2401 56th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50310 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Howe Elementary At Mann (2900 Indianola Road, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Hubbell Elementary (800 42nd Street, Des Moines, IA, 50312 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Jackson Elementary School (3825 Indianola Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50320 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Jefferson Elementary School (2425 Watrous Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50321 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
King Elementary School (1849 Forest Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50314 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Longfellow Elementary School At McKee (2115 E 39th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Lovejoy Elementary School (801 E Kenyon Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Madison Elementary School (806 E Hoffman Street, Des Moines, IA, 50316 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
McKinley Elementary School (1610 SE 6th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Monroe Elementary School (2250 30th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50310 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Moore Elementary School (3725 52nd Street, Des Moines, IA, 50310 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Morris Elementary School (1401 Geil Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Moulton Elementary School (1541 8th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50314 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Norwoodville Elementary (2945 NE Broadway, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Saydel Community School District District)
Park Avenue Elementary School (3141 SW 9th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Perkins Elementary At Samuelson (3929 Bel Aire Road, Des Moines, IA, 50310 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Phillips Elementary (1701 Lay Street, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Pleasant Hill Elementary School (4801 E Oakwood Drive, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
River Woods Elementary School (2929 SE 22nd Street, Des Moines, IA, 50320 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
South Union Elementary School (4201 South Union, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Comm School District District)
Stowe Elementary School (1411 E 33rd Street, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Studebaker Elementary School (300 E County Line Road, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Wallace Elementary School (1401 E 12th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50316 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Willard Elementary School (2941 Dean Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Windsor Elementary School (5912 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50311 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Woodlawn Elementary School (4000 Lower Beaver Road, Des Moines, IA, 50310 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Wright Elementary School (5001 SW 14th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)

Other/Private Schools

Clive School (1020 8th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50322 - West Des Moines Community School District District)
Downtown School (500 Grand Avenue Suite 200, Des Moines, IA, 50309 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Edmunds Fine Arts Academy (1601 Crocker Street, Des Moines, IA, 50314 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Oak Park (3928 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50313 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Orchard Place School (5412 SW 9th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50315 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Ruby Van Meter School (710 28th Street, Des Moines, IA, 50312 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Smouse Opportunity School (2820 Center Street, Des Moines, IA, 50312 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)
Walnut Street School (907 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA, 50309 - Des Moines Independent Community School District District)