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Des Moines Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


School Districts serving Des Moines, WA

Public schools in Des Moines belong to districts that are headquartered in one or more other communities.

Federal Way School District Federal Way, WA Schools
Highline School District Burien, WA Schools
PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN Des Moines Grades
Cascade Public Schools School
22419 Pacific Highway South
Des Moines, WA 98198
09-12
Des Moines Elementary School
22001 9th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198
PK-05
Gateway To College School
Highline Community College
Des Moines, WA 98198
09-12
Maritime High School
615 S 200th St
Des Moines, WA 98198
09-12
Midway Elementary School
22447 24th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198
PK-05
Mount Rainier High School
22450 19th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198
09-12
North Hill Elementary School
19835 8th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98148
PK-05
Pacific Middle School
22705 24th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198
06-08
Parkside Elementary School
2104 S 247th St
Des Moines, WA 98198
PK-05
Woodmont K-8 School
26454 16 Th Av S
Des Moines, WA 98198
KG-08

School Districts serving Des Moines, WA

Federal Way School District Federal Way, WA Schools
Highline School District Burien, WA Schools