Illustrative photoJordan Creek Elementary School
Grades and ages
Grades PreK-8
Enrollment
646 students
Students per teacher
16.6 per full-time teacher
Tuition
Tuition-free
About Jordan Creek Elementary School
Jordan Creek Elementary School opened in West Des Moines in 1992, and for its first year it shared the building with Phenix Elementary families and carried the name Phenix-Jordan Creek. The school was built alongside the city library and City Hall, and its classrooms are arranged like pinwheels in family groups around a central open media center.
Today we serve more than 550 students from preschool through sixth grade as part of West Des Moines Community Schools. Our Tiger Cubs Preschool offers morning and afternoon half-day sessions built on play, learning centers, outdoor time and small groups. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade attend art, music, PE and library each week, and our counselor teaches classroom lessons. Fourth graders can join the strings program, which uses an adapted Suzuki method, and fifth graders can add band.
Breakfast and lunch are served at school, and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports set shared expectations in every classroom. Our parent and faculty club runs chess club, a Challenge of the Books reading club for grades 4 to 6, the book fair and a backpack food program.
Student fit
Who this school serves
Grades and ages
- Public
- Preschool (Ages 2-5)
- Elementary (K-5)
- Middle School (6-8)
Specialties
- Strings program (Suzuki-based)
- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Learning and support
Curriculum and therapeutic services
Services and supports
- School counseling
Programs
Programs at Jordan Creek Elementary School
Other programs and supports
- School counseling
School facts
Practical details for families
- Students per Teacher
- 16.6 per full-time teacher
- Students with IEPs
- 71 (12% of students)
- Students with 504 Plans
- 12
Tuition and funding
Tuition: Tuition-free
- Tuition-free public school
Enrollment
646 students
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