West Des Moines Community School District

District Summary

3550 Mills Civic Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50265

(515) 633-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
175^th of 311 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,120

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

We found 14 schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				ISASP English Language Arts (2023)									ISASP Mathematics (2023)									ISASP Science (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jordan Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4105 Fuller Rd	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-5200	647	39	16.3	22.6%	436 (67.4%)	44 (6.8%)	76 (11.7%)	38 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (7.9%)	73.4	131^st of 565 public elementary schools	76.8%		72.1	149^th of 574 public elementary schools	74.0%	18	77.5	80.9	84.0	69.9						90.1	87.3	77.8	79.5						71.6			$13,612	$247	$13,365
Walnut Creek Campus	Public	9-12	1020 8th Street	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-6480	147	14	10.5	68.7%	79 (53.7%)	24 (16.3%)	28 (19.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)	4	325^th of 336 public high schools	3.3%		4.6	322^nd of 332 public high schools	3.0%	3							60.0	40.9	51.7							26.7	27.3	25.0			36.4	$18,513	$197	$18,315
Valley Southwoods	Public, Alternative	9	625 S 35th St	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-4500	687	45	15.3	37.7%	381 (55.5%)	88 (12.8%)	126 (18.3%)	43 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.7%)								(n/a)							67.7									56.8						$14,577	$194	$14,383
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	713 8th St	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-6200	559	40	13.8	56.2%	270 (48.3%)	97 (17.4%)	123 (22.0%)	19 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	28.1	450^th of 565 public elementary schools	20.4%		40.2	394^th of 574 public elementary schools	31.4%	56	43.2	71.2	58.6	58.9						54.1	82.2	67.1	57.5						41.4			$14,221	$423	$13,798
Stilwell Junior High School	Public	7-8	1601 Vine St	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-6000	684	48	14.3	36.1%	449 (65.6%)	72 (10.5%)	91 (13.3%)	30 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	56.8	167^th of 336 public middle schools	50.3%		46.8	201^st of 337 public middle schools	40.4%	34					81.2	76.3								75.4	74.9					64.9		$15,102	$192	$14,909
Valley High School	Public	10-12	3650 Woodland Ave	West Des Moines	50266	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-4000	2,152	120	17.9	36.1%	1,306 (60.7%)	227 (10.5%)	392 (18.2%)	112 (5.2%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	109 (5.1%)	55.2	162^nd of 336 public high schools	51.8%		65.1	104^th of 332 public high schools	68.7%	58								78.4	69.0								71.6	69.0			64.6	$15,551	$791	$14,760
Western Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 39th St	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-5900	579	38	15.4	32.5%	321 (55.4%)	66 (11.4%)	121 (20.9%)	25 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.6%)	47.2	351^st of 565 public elementary schools	37.9%		39.4	399^th of 574 public elementary schools	30.5%	48	75.0	67.1	56.5	66.7						82.9	69.7	62.3	75.6						59.7			$14,254	$192	$14,062
Westridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5500 E P True Parkway	West Des Moines	50266	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-5400	748	44	16.8	25.0%	500 (66.8%)	67 (9.0%)	78 (10.4%)	43 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	81.6	69^th of 565 public elementary schools	87.8%		75.8	114^th of 574 public elementary schools	80.1%	45	76.5	86.1	85.2	87.0						79.4	89.1	91.7	90.9						74.1			$13,179	$193	$12,987
Learning Resource Center	Public	PK	3350 Mills Civic Parkway	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-5071	29	2	12.8	10.3%	8 (27.6%)	6 (20.7%)	9 (31.0%)	5 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Crossroads Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1050 50th St	West Des Moines	50266	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-5600	521	37	14.1	32.6%	323 (62.0%)	48 (9.2%)	93 (17.9%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	80.5	75^th of 565 public elementary schools	86.7%		69.1	183^rd of 574 public elementary schools	68.1%	108	86.8	79.2	93.2	82.3						83.8	80.5	91.8	79.7						86.3			$13,999	$194	$13,805
Fairmeadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	807 23rd St	West Des Moines	50265	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-6500	569	32	17.5	27.1%	387 (68.0%)	46 (8.1%)	53 (9.3%)	38 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.6%)	53.7	298^th of 565 public elementary schools	47.3%		61.5	234^th of 574 public elementary schools	59.2%	64	70.3	72.5	63.8	68.8						79.7	80.0	80.0	70.1						58.8			$13,706	$194	$13,513
Indian Hills Junior High School	Public	7-8	9401 Indian Hills Dr	Clive	50325	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-4700	696	53	13.1	45.4%	354 (50.9%)	71 (10.2%)	154 (22.1%)	63 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.5%)	65.5	110^th of 336 public middle schools	67.3%		51.7	174^th of 337 public middle schools	48.4%	64					78.1	79.8								76.5	81.7					72.5		$15,125	$193	$14,931
Clive Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 73rd Street	Des Moines	50324	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-5800	528	41	12.8	43.9%	236 (44.7%)	89 (16.9%)	116 (22.0%)	43 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	47.8	345^th of 565 public elementary schools	38.9%		38.9	402^nd of 574 public elementary schools	30.0%	57	77.9	68.4	60.6	66.7						82.4	75.4	71.4	60.9						59.2			$14,178	$481	$13,696
Crestview School of Inquiry	Public	PK, KG-6	8355 Franklin Avenue	Clive	50325	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 633-5700	574	46	12.4	58.2%	135 (23.5%)	64 (11.1%)	258 (44.9%)	93 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	28.4	448^th of 565 public elementary schools	20.7%		18.7	495^th of 574 public elementary schools	13.8%	47	58.7	53.7	57.1	62.7						60.3	62.7	69.8	61.2						60.3			$14,822	$670	$14,152

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waukee Community School District	3.13 mi	17	38^th
Des Moines Independent Community School District	3.7 mi	59	307^th
Urbandale Community School District	5 mi	7	187^th
Horizon Science Academy	5.33 mi	1
Norwalk Community School District	5.71 mi	5	93^rd

West Des Moines Community School District

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