✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades 9-12 1,354 students 14.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 97% to 4-year college
Private high schools in West Des Moines, IA
5 in West Des Moines or within 12 miles. 5 are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Private schools that teach grade 9 or above, 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.
Main Street School
7 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-12 12 students 2.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades K-11 13 students 3.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades K-12 74 students 8.9 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
Joshua Christian Academy
11 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades K-12 199 students 8.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 25% to 4-year college
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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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