ZIP 50316 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 50316

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 50316 (Des Moines, IA) is associated with Des Moines Independent Community School District (LEA 1908970) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (84 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Grand View University about 0.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Des Moines Independent Community School District

LEA ID

1908970

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (27)

Grand View University0.8 miles (1.3 km)4yr-private
Mercy College of Health Sciences1.7 miles (2.7 km)4yr-private
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology2.2 miles (3.6 km)2yr-private
Drake University2.8 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines5.9 miles (9.5 km)2yr-private
Des Moines Area Community College6.8 miles (11.0 km)2yr-public
La James International College-Johnston8.0 miles (12.9 km)2yr-private
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary9.0 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
Simpson College16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-private
PCI Academy-Ames26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-private
Iowa State University29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-public

Show all 27 colleges & universities

Central College37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
Marshalltown Community College44.7 miles (71.9 km)2yr-public
Grinnell College46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
William Penn University53.5 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Community College54.9 miles (88.3 km)2yr-public
Ellsworth Community College65.8 miles (105.8 km)2yr-public
La James International College-Ft Dodge68.1 miles (109.6 km)2yr-private
Iowa Central Community College68.3 miles (110.0 km)2yr-public
Graceland University-Lamoni70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
Indian Hills Community College73.7 miles (118.5 km)2yr-public
University of Northern Iowa85.7 miles (137.9 km)4yr-public
Hawkeye Community College86.4 miles (139.0 km)2yr-public
Allen College90.7 miles (146.0 km)4yr-private
Maharishi International University94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
Wartburg College96.2 miles (154.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Hiatt Middle School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
JOSHUA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
J. W. REED CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
East High School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Carver Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Cattell Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Capitol View Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Findley Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
North High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Phillips Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Moulton Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Harding Middle School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Garton Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
OEN - Des Moines Prep	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Great Oaks High School and Career Center	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Jessie Franklin Taylor	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Oak Park	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Walnut Street School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
King Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Goodrell Middle School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Edmunds Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
ONE SCHOOL GLOBAL DES MOINES CAMPUS	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Willard Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
McKinley Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Stowe Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Virtual Campus	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Downtown School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Monroe Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
McKee Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Ruby Van Meter	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Callanan Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Howe Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Lincoln High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Hoyt Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Brubaker Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Saydel High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
River Woods Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Weeks Middle School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Park Ave Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Woodside Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Greenwood Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Cornell Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Perkins Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
HOLY TRINITY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Hubbell Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Jackson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Roosevelt High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Samuelson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
South Union Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Brody Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Delaware Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Meredith Middle School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Hoover High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
BERGMAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Moore Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
DES MOINES ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Hillis Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Merrill Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
MT OLIVE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Lovejoy Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Wright Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Mitchell Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Hanawalt Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Cowles Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
AIRAZI ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Morris Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Hillside Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Walnut Creek Campus	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Clive Learning Academy	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Olmsted Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Urbandale High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Karen Acres Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
DOWLING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Crocker Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Willowbrook Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
GOSPEL ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Lawson Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
McCombs Middle School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Studebaker Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
COTTONTAIL CREEK MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Urbandale Middle School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Stilwell Junior High School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Four Mile Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
SACRED HEART SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Crestview School of Inquiry	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Henry A Wallace Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Clay Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Timber Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Johnston Middle School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Heritage Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 50316

What school district is ZIP code 50316 in?

ZIP 50316 (Des Moines, IA) maps to Des Moines Independent Community School District (LEA ID 1908970) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 50316?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 50316 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 50316 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	12.7%
High school	35.2%
Less than HS	22.0%
School district	Des Moines Independent Community School District

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