✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-8680 students15.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools in West Des Moines, IA
4 in West 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-8497 students15.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades 9-121,354 students14.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed97% to 4-year college
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-8221 students13.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools near West Des Moines by the numbers
- Where
- 3 in West Des Moines, 1 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 2,752 in all; the typical school has 680
- Smallest and largest
- St. Theresa Catholic School, 221 students; Dowling Catholic High School, 1,354 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.5 typical, 13.3 to 15.7 across 4 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 4, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Verified tuition
- Dowling Catholic High School $16,272
- 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 1, 2026.
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