Schools near ZIP 50038
ZIP 50038 (West Des Moines, IA) is associated with Van Meter Community School District (LEA 1929010) 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 41 K-12 schools (38 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center about 4.6 miles away (4yr-private).