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Central Campus Students Working on Graffiti Wall
Central Campus Student Welding
Central Campus Students Working in Central Campus Cafe
Central Campus Students Performing in Fashion Show
Central Campus Aquarium
Central Campus Signage
1800 Grand Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515-242-7846 | Fax: 515-242-7598
Come Here. Become Here. Why You Should Enroll Now at DMPS! Come Here. Become Here. Why You Should Enroll Now at DMPS!
Teacher and Coach Kirk Johnson Inducted Into IHSSA Hall of Fame Teacher and Coach Kirk Johnson Inducted Into IHSSA Hall of Fame
FIRST EVER HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM CAMP FIRST EVER HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM CAMP
Chef Paul Wahlberg Visits Central Campus Culinary Students Chef Paul Wahlberg Visits Central Campus Culinary Students

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School Hours:  8:45am – 3:05pm

School Doors Open:  8:15am /  School Doors Lock: 3:15pm

School Office Hours:  7:45am – 3:30pm

 

Please check out our Parent-Student Welcome Letter for the 2023-24 school year.

Take a look at our Central Campus Newsletter for the month of August.

 

 

Snap! Connect + SchoolCNXT

Des Moines Public Schools strives for equity in all aspects of education and communication. Making sure our global student body, their families, and our staff are connected is a top priority. Snap! Connect + SchoolCNXT is helping DMPS to remove communication barriers and provide all families with a way to engage in their student’s education. Click here for more information.

KDPS 88.1FM

During our school year-be sure to tune in weekdays to KDPS 88.1FM for 5200 watts of musical variety and news from live high school DJ’s.

You can also listen online by visiting kdpscentral.streamon.fm and typing KDPS in the search box. School never sounded so good!

 

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