Jackson Elementary School
Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: (515) 242-8415
District: Des Moines Independent Community School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 470 students
Jackson Elementary School, a public school located in Des Moines, IA, serves grades PK-5 in the Des Moines Independent Community School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Jackson Elementary School is a public school located in Des Moines, IA. 470 students attend Jackson Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 1/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Iowa Assessment data from Iowa Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 4/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Iowa Department of Education. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Posted: April 22, 2026
Discrimination is a constant at this school from administrators if your child is not a minority. Young kindergarten Students are isolated for multiple recesses and in the class room setting for repeating behaviors learned from other students. Another student can strike and hit your child, but if your child responds or sticks up for themselves they are punished for it, not the instigator that caused the situation to begin with. A black student made a racial slur and was not reprimanded for it at all, my white child repeated what the black child said and was suspended for two days for repeating the same word said to him to begin with. Absences where not excused and he was refused to go to his after school program but I am still required to pay for said program he is not allowed to attend now. The administrators at this school play favorites, if your child doesnt fit into that niche they are a constant target and will be constantly sent home. My child has absolutely no issues in his multiple extra curricular activities outside of school, never received a single negative report in his school the year prior, and has no issues in his private daycare outside of school. This is the only place, the school refuses to work towards any sort of resolution and continues to constantly isolate and punish my child for any little thing. He is 5 years old and Im told he has extreme impulse control, again behavior I have never witnessed and has never happened else where. I receive constant phone calls of my son crying hysterically and he hates coming to school here. DMPS refuses to release him from the school so we can take him elsewhere.
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Posted: January 12, 2018
I have had two children attend Jackson Elementary. Both children had positive experiences. I feel that the teachers were top notch! The systems in place to keep parents up to date and involved in their children's education were perfect. PTA was excellent in fundraising and promoting different events to get the families of the community involved.
Posted: March 19, 2017
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Posted: March 19, 2017
Kindergarten teacher was amazing, and the staff were always helpful and professional. Great school in a great community.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
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| 1 | Copper Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Pleasant Hill | IA | 5.8 mi |
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| Camp Dodge | 11.6 mi. |
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