St. Anthony Elementary School
under 1 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-8 345 students 13.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Des Moines, IA
13 in Des Moines or within 6 miles; schools in Des Moines itself count at any distance from downtown. 12 are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades K-12 74 students 8.9 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades K-12 199 students 8.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 25% to 4-year college
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-8 45 students 15 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Bergman Academy
4 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-8 281 students 10.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-8 201 students 13 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades 3-12 23 students 3.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Holy Trinity
5 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-8 358 students 12.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Airazi Academy
5 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-5 58 students 7.4 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-8 191 students 13.5 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-5 458 students 19.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades K-11 13 students 3.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 221 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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What Iowa pays
Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account
$8,148 per student for 2026-27 Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. Homeschooled students do not qualify.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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