ZIP 50317 — Schools & Education

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

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 50317

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 50317 (Des Moines, IA) is associated with Bondurant-Farrar Community School District (LEA 1905070) 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 (88 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.6 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 Grand View University about 2.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Bondurant-Farrar Community School District

LEA ID

1905070

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (28)

Grand View University2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-private
Mercy College of Health Sciences4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology5.0 miles (8.0 km)2yr-private
Drake University5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-private
Des Moines Area Community College7.1 miles (11.4 km)2yr-public
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines8.5 miles (13.7 km)2yr-private
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
La James International College-Johnston10.4 miles (16.7 km)2yr-private
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center14.9 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
Simpson College17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
PCI Academy-Ames26.5 miles (42.6 km)2yr-private
Iowa State University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-public

Show all 28 colleges & universities

Central College35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
Marshalltown Community College42.2 miles (67.9 km)2yr-public
Grinnell College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
William Penn University51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Community College57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-public
Ellsworth Community College64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
La James International College-Ft Dodge68.7 miles (110.6 km)2yr-private
Iowa Central Community College69.1 miles (111.1 km)2yr-public
Indian Hills Community College71.7 miles (115.3 km)2yr-public
Graceland University-Lamoni71.9 miles (115.8 km)4yr-private
University of Northern Iowa83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-public
Hawkeye Community College84.0 miles (135.1 km)2yr-public
Allen College88.3 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
Maharishi International University91.8 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
Wartburg College94.1 miles (151.4 km)4yr-private
Kirkwood Community College99.8 miles (160.6 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
McKee Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Hoyt Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Brubaker Elementary School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Stowe Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Goodrell Middle School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
ONE SCHOOL GLOBAL DES MOINES CAMPUS	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Phillips Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Garton Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Willard Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Delaware Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
JOSHUA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
J. W. REED CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Hiatt Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Capitol View Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Cattell Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
East High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Carver Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Harding Middle School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Findley Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Great Oaks High School and Career Center	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Willowbrook Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
OEN - Des Moines Prep	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
North High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Clay Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Oak Park	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Moulton Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
McKinley Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Saydel High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
River Woods Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Woodside Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Altoona Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Four Mile Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Jessie Franklin Taylor	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Walnut Street School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Cornell Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Centennial Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
King Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Edmunds Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Howe Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Weeks Middle School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Jackson Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Southeast Polk High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Virtual Campus	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Downtown School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Southeast Polk Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Lincoln High School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Southeast Polk Junior High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Monroe Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Park Ave Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Ruby Van Meter	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Callanan Middle School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
South Union Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Lovejoy Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
HOLY TRINITY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Samuelson Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Greenwood Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Perkins Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Morris Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Mitchell Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Hubbell Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Brody Middle School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Anderson Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Roosevelt High School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Wright Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
DES MOINES ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Meredith Middle School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Heritage Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Hoover High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Crocker Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Moore Elementary School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Southeast Elementary School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
BERGMAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Hillis Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Ankeny High School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
MT OLIVE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Merrill Middle School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Bondurant-Farrar High School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Southview Middle School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Prairie Trail Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
Morris Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Studebaker Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
COTTONTAIL CREEK MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hanawalt Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
McCombs Middle School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
East Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Cowles Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Parkview Middle School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Lawson Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 50317

What school district is ZIP code 50317 in?

ZIP 50317 (Des Moines, IA) maps to Bondurant-Farrar Community School District (LEA ID 1905070) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 50317?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 88 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 50317 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 50317 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	15.2%
High school	42.5%
Less than HS	12.9%
School district	Bondurant-Farrar Community School District

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