ZIP 50320 — 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 50320

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 50320 (Des Moines, IA) is associated with Carlisle Community School District (LEA 1906270) 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 (85 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Mercy College of Health Sciences about 5.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Carlisle Community School District

LEA ID

1906270

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (27)

Mercy College of Health Sciences5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology5.5 miles (8.9 km)2yr-private
Grand View University6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
Drake University6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines10.0 miles (16.1 km)2yr-private
Simpson College11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
Des Moines Area Community College12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-public
La James International College-Johnston12.7 miles (20.5 km)2yr-private
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
PCI Academy-Ames32.5 miles (52.4 km)2yr-private
Central College34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 27 colleges & universities

Iowa State University34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-public
Grinnell College46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
Marshalltown Community College47.1 miles (75.8 km)2yr-public
William Penn University50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Community College52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-public
Graceland University-Lamoni65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Indian Hills Community College69.5 miles (111.8 km)2yr-public
Ellsworth Community College70.8 miles (113.9 km)2yr-public
La James International College-Ft Dodge73.8 miles (118.8 km)2yr-private
Iowa Central Community College74.0 miles (119.2 km)2yr-public
University of Northern Iowa88.8 miles (142.9 km)4yr-public
Hawkeye Community College89.0 miles (143.2 km)2yr-public
Maharishi International University90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-private
Allen College93.6 miles (150.7 km)4yr-private
Wartburg College99.8 miles (160.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Lovejoy Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Jackson Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
River Woods Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Studebaker Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Weeks Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Mitchell Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
South Union Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
McCombs Middle School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Howe Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Wright Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Park Ave Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Morris Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
McKinley Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Lincoln High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Carlisle Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Willard Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
DES MOINES ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
OEN - Des Moines Prep	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Carlisle High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Carlisle Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Capitol View Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Brody Middle School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Walnut Street School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
East High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
J. W. REED CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Hiatt Middle School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
JOSHUA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Carver Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Stowe Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Virtual Campus	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Downtown School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Phillips Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Edmunds Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Four Mile Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
McKee Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Ruby Van Meter	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Moulton Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Greenwood Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Callanan Middle School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Lakewood Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Norwalk Senior High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Garton Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
King Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Norwalk Middle School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Hoyt Middle School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Brubaker Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Goodrell Middle School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
MAIN STREET SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
BERGMAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Jessie Franklin Taylor	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
North High School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Cattell Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Oviatt Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
ONE SCHOOL GLOBAL DES MOINES CAMPUS	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Findley Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Hubbell Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Roosevelt High School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Harding Middle School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Merrill Middle School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Hanawalt Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Great Oaks High School and Career Center	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Monroe Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Oak Park	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Orchard Hills Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Perkins Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Southeast Polk High School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Delaware Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Hillside Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Southeast Polk Junior High	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
AIRAZI ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Clay Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
HOLY TRINITY	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Walnut Creek Campus	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
MT OLIVE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Stilwell Junior High School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Hillis Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
SACRED HEART SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Cowles Elementary School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
DOWLING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Moore Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Willowbrook Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Fairmeadows Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Saydel High School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Meredith Middle School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Samuelson Elementary School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Hoover High School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Clive Learning Academy	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Hartford Upper Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Woodside Middle School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Centennial Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 50320

What school district is ZIP code 50320 in?

ZIP 50320 (Des Moines, IA) maps to Carlisle Community School District (LEA ID 1906270) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 50320?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 85 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 50320 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 50320 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	24.0%
High school	28.1%
Less than HS	13.9%
School district	Carlisle Community School District

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