📍 625 S 35th St, West Des Moines, Polk County, 50265
Valley Southwoods is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in West Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 687 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mindy Euken. It is part of the West Des Moines Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Valley Southwoods enrolls 687 students across grades 9. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 381 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 43 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 687 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Valley Southwoods is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 21, state house district 42.
Valley Southwoods is one of 14 schools in West Des Moines Comm School District, based in West Des Moines, Iowa. The district serves 9,110 students district-wide and employs 607 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 687 students, Valley Southwoods is close to the district average of about 651 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small