📍 5500 E P True Parkway, West Des Moines, Polk County, 50266
Westridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 748 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jody Kerchal. 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 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westridge Elementary enrolls 748 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 500 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 43 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 748 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 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.
Westridge Elementary 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 21, state house district 42.
Westridge Elementary 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 748 students, Westridge Elementary 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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