ZIP 50314 — 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 50314

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 50314 (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 3.8 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 Mercy College of Health Sciences 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)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (27)

Mercy College of Health Sciences0.8 miles (1.2 km)4yr-private
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology1.1 miles (1.7 km)2yr-private
Drake University1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-private
Grand View University1.9 miles (3.0 km)4yr-private
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines4.4 miles (7.0 km)2yr-private
La James International College-Johnston6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
Des Moines Area Community College7.2 miles (11.5 km)2yr-public
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary9.1 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
Simpson College16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-private
PCI Academy-Ames27.1 miles (43.7 km)2yr-private
Iowa State University29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-public

Show all 27 colleges & universities

Central College39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
Marshalltown Community College46.1 miles (74.3 km)2yr-public
Grinnell College48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Community College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
William Penn University54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
Ellsworth Community College66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-public
La James International College-Ft Dodge67.6 miles (108.9 km)2yr-private
Iowa Central Community College67.8 miles (109.2 km)2yr-public
Graceland University-Lamoni70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
Indian Hills Community College74.9 miles (120.6 km)2yr-public
University of Northern Iowa87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-public
Hawkeye Community College87.8 miles (141.3 km)2yr-public
Allen College92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-private
Maharishi International University95.4 miles (153.5 km)4yr-private
Wartburg College97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Moulton Elementary School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
King Elementary School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Jessie Franklin Taylor	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Edmunds Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
North High School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.5 km)
Carver Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Walnut Street School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Findley Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Downtown School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Virtual Campus	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Monroe Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Ruby Van Meter	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
East High School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
OEN - Des Moines Prep	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Hiatt Middle School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Callanan Middle School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Harding Middle School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Great Oaks High School and Career Center	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Cattell Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Oak Park	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
J. W. REED CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Capitol View Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
JOSHUA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Perkins Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Hubbell Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Greenwood Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
McKinley Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
HOLY TRINITY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Roosevelt High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Lincoln High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Phillips Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Garton Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Samuelson Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
BERGMAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Hillis Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Meredith Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Merrill Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
MT OLIVE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Park Ave Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Moore Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Hoover High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Howe Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Brody Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Hanawalt Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Goodrell Middle School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Weeks Middle School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Cowles Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Willard Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
ONE SCHOOL GLOBAL DES MOINES CAMPUS	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
DES MOINES ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Saydel High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
AIRAZI ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Stowe Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
South Union Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Cornell Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
River Woods Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Jackson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Woodside Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Walnut Creek Campus	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Hillside Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Clive Learning Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Wright Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Olmsted Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
McKee Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
DOWLING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Urbandale High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Karen Acres Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Mitchell Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Lovejoy Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Hoyt Middle School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Stilwell Junior High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Brubaker Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
SACRED HEART SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
GOSPEL ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Crestview School of Inquiry	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Urbandale Middle School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Morris Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Fairmeadows Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Lawson Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Timber Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Valerius Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Henry A Wallace Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Indian Hills Junior High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Johnston Middle School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Delaware Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
McCombs Middle School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
COTTONTAIL CREEK MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Studebaker Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Valley High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Crocker Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 50314

What school district is ZIP code 50314 in?

ZIP 50314 (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 50314?

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 50314 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 50314 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	15.3%
High school	27.2%
Less than HS	28.1%
School district	Des Moines Independent Community School District

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