Fairmeadows Elementary School

Regular School · West Des Moines, IA

Fairmeadows Elementary School is a regular school school in West Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades PK–06 with 542 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

542

Teachers (FTE)

34.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	339	63%
Hispanic/Latino	82	15%
Black or African American	50	9%
Two or more races	43	8%
Asian	27	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	542	287M / 255F

English Language Learners: 55 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	72.0% +7.1pp	64.9%	303
Reading Proficiency	71.0% +2.3pp	68.7%	303
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	72

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.48 grade levels

Math

+0.22 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	542	100%

Contact & Location

807 23rd St

West Des Moines, IA 50265

Phone: (515)633-6500

http://fairmeadows.wdmcs.org/

District

West Des Moines Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,477

District enrollment: 9,120

Other Schools in District

Clive Learning Academy Elementary
Crestview School of Inquiry Elementary
Crossroads Park Elementary School Elementary
Hillside Elementary School Elementary
Jordan Creek Elementary School Elementary
Western Hills Elementary School Elementary
Westridge Elementary Elementary
Valley High School High

View all 13 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50265) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

193093001792

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD