Greenwood Elementary School

316 37th Street

School District

Des Moines Independent Community
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on July 12, 2024

Was a wonderful school for our children in a small classroom environment.
Submitted by parent on October 07, 2018

By far one of the best schools in Iowa!!
Submitted by parent on November 07, 2017

We've been in this school for 4 years now and have 2 children in school here. There has been a change in leadership at this school and I feel like we've seen some positive changes in a short period of time. This school has lots going for it including: excellent facility, technology, experienced teachers, a very supportive PTA, and a positive atmosphere. Something that troubles me is that the during the time that I've monitored this school test scores have slipped. This school used to have a 6 rating and now is a 4. Much of the achievement gap seems to be in minority and economically disadvantaged students. In discussions with the principal about the new lower rating I felt like there were satisfactory systematic interventions in place to assist low performing students. At the same time as a parent of 2 high achieving students I feel like there are more opportunities for enrichment that are missed because of time spent with students with needs. I'd like to see an analysis of equity in interventions for students at all points in the spectrum with an aim of more equal distribution of resources. I do like the school but in the most recent school year 2017-2018 the school lost teachers because enrollment is down, that means class sizes went up.