St. Anthony Elementary School
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-8345 students13.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools in Des Moines, IA
4 in Des Moines or within 6 miles. 4 are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-8201 students13 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Holy Trinity
5 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-8358 students12.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-8221 students13.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools near Des Moines by the numbers
- Where
- all 4 in Des Moines
- Students
- about 1,125 in all; the typical school has 345
- Smallest and largest
- St. Joseph Elementary School, 201 students; Holy Trinity, 358 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 typical, 12.6 to 13.9 across 4 schools
- Not taught by these 4
- high school
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 3, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Verified tuition
- St. Anthony Elementary School $8,250
- State program
- Education savings account, $8,148 per student for 2026-27
How Students First ESA works
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Iowa Students First Education Savings Account schools, list read October 26, 2026, checked November 4, 2026.
- Award and rules: Iowa Students First Education Savings Account, official page, read October 11, 2026.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
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