Schools
Schools near The Oaks
The Oaks is served by Des Moines Public Schools. Here are the nearest schools and where to confirm the ones your address is assigned to.
The district
The Oaks is in the Des Moines Independent Community School District (Des Moines Public Schools), the largest district in Iowa. The district assigns schools by attendance area, so the schools a specific address attends are set by the district, not by us. Confirm your assigned elementary, middle and high schools on the district's attendance-area map at dmschools.org.
The nearest schools
- Lovejoy Elementary, 801 E Kenyon Avenue, about 0.9 miles.
- McCombs Middle School, 201 SW County Line Road, about 1.9 miles.
- Abraham Lincoln High School, 2600 SW 9th Street, about 3.4 miles. Lincoln is the south side's comprehensive high school and the largest in the state.
Distances are by road from 6209 SE 5th Street. The assignment for your home is the district's to set; use its attendance-area map to confirm it. The Oaks is renovated one- and two-bedroom apartments, one bath, with a new kitchen, a redone bath, new flooring and fresh paint, and a stove and refrigerator in every home; select homes add a washer and dryer in the unit. Live pricing is on the availability page.
Questions people ask
What school district is The Oaks in?
Des Moines Public Schools (the Des Moines Independent Community School District), the largest district in Iowa.
What schools are near The Oaks?
Lovejoy Elementary (0.9 miles), McCombs Middle School (1.9 miles) and Abraham Lincoln High School (3.4 miles), all by road.
What high school serves The Oaks?
Abraham Lincoln High School at 2600 SW 9th Street, about 3.4 miles, is the south side's high school. Confirm your assignment on the Des Moines Public Schools attendance-area map.
How do I find my assigned school?
Des Moines Public Schools assigns schools by attendance area. Enter your address on the district's attendance-area map at dmschools.org to confirm your assigned schools.
Distances are road miles from 6209 SE 5th Street, measured with OpenStreetMap routing in October 2026. The Oaks keeps no distance module of its own, so the route planner is the source. School names and addresses from Des Moines Public Schools (dmschools.org); the district's attendance-area map is the authority for a given address's assignment, October 2026.
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