Overview of River Woods Elementary School: River Woods Elementary School is a public school situated in Des Moines, IA, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of River Woods Elementary School is 544, and the school serves K-5. At River Woods Elementary School, 49% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 53% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 82%. The learner-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 89% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 40 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at River Woods Elementary School: At River Woods Elementary School, 49% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 53% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Des Moines Independent Community School District, 57% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 55% tested above or at that level for math.

River Woods Elementary School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Iowa, 74% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 76% tested above or at that level for math.