📍 1601 Vine St, West Des Moines, Polk County, 50265
Stilwell Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 684 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mitch Kuhnert. It is part of the West Des Moines Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Stilwell Junior High School enrolls 684 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 449 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 30 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
247 of the school's 684 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Stilwell Junior High School 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.
Stilwell 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 684 students, Stilwell 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: City - Small
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