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West Des Moines, IA Public Schools

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    best schools in West Des Moines WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY, CROSSROADS PARK GRADE SCHOOL, VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, JORDAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, STILWELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, FAIR MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY, WALNUT CREEK CAMPUS, PHENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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    West Des Moines zip codes50265, 50266, 50321, 50061

    POPULATION
    46,300

    West Des Moines, IA Public Schools

    WEST DES MOINES COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT

    Address: 3550 MILLS CIVIC PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES, 50265
    Phone: (515) 633-5000


    8,564 Students enrolled in District

    14 Schools in District

    DISTRICT RATING
    COMPARED TO STATE
    (10 is best)
    9
    Better than:
    of IA school
    districts
    82.2%
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    COMPARED TO U.S.
    (10 is best)
    9
    Better than:
    of US school
    districts
    80.6%
    STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
    16
    STATE AVERAGE 14

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    Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

    85%
    75%
    83%
    73%
    86%
    76%
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    SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
    CLIVE SCHOOL
    1020 8TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 50322
    (515) 633-5800
    KG-06
    CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    8355 FRANKLIN, CLIVE, IA 50325
    (515) 633-5700
    KG-06
    CROSSROADS PARK GRADE SCHOOL
    1050 50TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
    (515) 633-5600
    KG-06
    FAIR MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    807 23RD ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
    (515) 226-2808
    KG-06
    HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY
    713 8TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
    (515) 633-6200
    KG-06
    INDIAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
    9401 INDIAN HILLS DR, CLIVE, IA 50325
    (515) 633-4700
    07-08
    JORDAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    4105 FULLER RD, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
    (515) 633-5200
    PK-06
    PHENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    415 7TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
    (515) 633-6600
    PK-03
    STILWELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
    1601 VINE ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
    (515) 633-6000
    07-08
    VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
    1140 35TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
    (515) 633-4000
    09-12
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    School district enrollment by group
    ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
    WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 83.2 86.6
    BLACK (%) 4.7 5.1
    HISPANIC (%) 6.4 5.8
    ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 5.5 1.9
    AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.2 0.6
    ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
    ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 14.6 31.9
    Educational Expenditures
    FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
    INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,869 $41,702,000 40.7
    SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
    STUDENT $262 $2,245,000 2.2
    STAFF $323 $2,762,000 2.7
    GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $182 $1,558,000 1.5
    SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $441 $3,778,000 3.7
    OPERATION $897 $7,686,000 7.5
    TRANSPORTATION $317 $2,714,000 2.6
    OTHER $339 $2,907,000 2.8
    TOTAL SUPPORT $2,762 $23,650,000 23.1
    NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,339 $37,157,000 36.2
    TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,970 $102,509,000 100.0
    FOR THE STATE PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
    INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,993 $2,413,984,200 51.7
    SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
    STUDENT $494 $239,000,508 5.1
    STAFF $397 $191,853,239 4.1
    GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $233 $112,641,026 2.4
    SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $496 $239,950,725 5.1
    OPERATION $781 $377,379,653 8.1
    TRANSPORTATION $305 $147,483,793 3.2
    OTHER $266 $128,726,029 2.8
    TOTAL SUPPORT $2,972 $1,437,034,973 30.8
    NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,690 $816,887,517 17.5
    TOTAL EXPENDITURES $9,655 $4,667,906,690 100.0
    FOR THE NATION PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
    INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,582 $274,180,000,000 53.3
    SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
    STUDENT $475 $23,356,970,935 4.5
    STAFF $446 $21,924,659,888 4.3
    GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $181 $8,920,041,056 1.7
    SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $514 $25,277,042,259 4.9
    OPERATION $902 $44,320,216,892 8.6
    TRANSPORTATION $384 $18,864,068,868 3.7
    OTHER $294 $14,465,936,592 2.8
    TOTAL SUPPORT $3,199 $157,129,000,000 30.6
    NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,687 $82,900,118,526 16.1
    TOTAL EXPENDITURES $10,469 $514,209,000,000 100.0

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