IowaSchoolsSamuelson Elementary School

Samuelson Elementary School

PublicGrades 05
Des Moines, Iowa · Des Moines Independent Comm School District
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students384
Student:Teacher
Free/Reduced Lunch
Title INo

Around this school

US Census ACS 2022 five-year estimates for ZIP 50310 — the area around Samuelson Elementary School.

Median home value
$197k
Owner-occupied (ACS B25077)
Median rent
$1k
Gross rent (ACS B25064)
Median household income
$73k
ACS B19013
Poverty rate
9.9%
ACS B17001

Walk, bike, transit

Scores 0–100 based on nearby amenity density and commute mode share. "Car-Dependent" tier.

Walk score
41
Car-dependent
Bike score
46
Transit score
2

Air quality

From the nearest EPA AQS monitor (4.8 km away). Source: EPA AQS annual_conc_by_monitor_2024 (approximated; nearest monitor within 50.0km).

Air Quality Index
35
Good
PM2.5
6.4 µg/m³
Ozone
43.7 ppb
90-day 95th pct
56
AQI on worst days
Bad days (90d)
0
days above 100 AQI

How the area gets around

Commute time + mode share for residents of ZIP 50310 (ACS S0801).

Mean commute
19 min
Drive alone
84%
Public transit
1%
Walk
0.5%
Bike
0.2%
Work from home
14%

What's nearby

Closest libraries, parks, hospitals, grocery stores, and police stations within 10 km (OpenStreetMap).

Libraries
  • Des Moines Franklin Avenue Library3.6 km
  • North Side Library4.2 km
  • Opperman Hall and Law Library4.5 km
Parks
  • Woodlawn Park0.9 km
  • Westchester Park1.3 km
  • Ashby Park1.8 km
Hospitals
  • VA Medical Center1.7 km
  • Mercy Franklin Center3.5 km
  • Mercy Beaverdale Medical Clinic3.6 km
Grocery stores
  • Price Chopper2.0 km
  • Hy-Vee2.3 km
  • Fareway Meat Market2.3 km
Police stations
  • Iowa State Patrol - Post 14.3 km
  • Johnston Public Safety Building4.6 km
  • Windsor Heights Police Department5.6 km

Coming soon

Additional context being ingested.

Pending update
Home value trends (Zillow)
12-month and 5-year price-change from Zillow ZHVI — we have the current value from ACS, trends are the next step — expected this week.
Pending update
Property taxes
Effective rate + median annual tax from county assessor data — expected this week.
Pending update
Adjacent ZIP school comparison
Test-score deltas across neighbouring ZIPs — expected this week.