📍 9401 Indian Hills Dr, Clive, Polk County, 50325
Indian Hills Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Clive, Polk County. The school has 696 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shane Christensen. It is part of the West Des Moines Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Indian Hills Junior High School enrolls 696 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 354 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 154 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 10% |
| Asian | 63 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 7.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
316 of the school's 696 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 275 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Indian Hills Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 22, state house district 43.
Indian Hills Junior High School 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 696 students, Indian Hills Junior High School 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: Suburb - Large
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