📍 600 39th St, West Des Moines, Polk County, 50265
Western Hills Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jenna Pressley. It is part of the West Des Moines Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Hills Elementary School enrolls 579 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 321 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 25 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 579 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 164 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Western Hills Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 22, state house district 43.
Western Hills Elementary 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 579 students, Western Hills Elementary 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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