Valley Southwoods - West Des Moines, Iowa/IA

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Valley Southwoods

625 S 35th St, West Des Moines, IA, 50265 -

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Definition of Terms

Valley Southwoods

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 7 - 10

County

Polk County, IA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

655 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

47 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 7 - 1 students

Grade 9 - 648 students

Grade 10 - 6 students

This School

(IA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	5%	1%
% Hispanic	6%	3%
% Black	4%	2%
% White	85%	93%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

West Des Moines Community School District

This School's Agency

(IA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	14	3
Number of Students Managed	8,823 students	786 students
District Total Revenue	$90,626,000	$6,817,000
District Expenditure	$90,505,000	$6,367,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,272	$8,673
District Expenditure / Student	$10,258	$8,101
District Graduation Rates	93%	93%

’Huffing’ students stir drug-prevention group (The Des Moines Register)
posted on October 10, 2009 at 09:06:31 am
A national drug-prevention group has offered assistance to West Des Moines police and school officials in the wake of suspensions handed out to teenagers who allegedly inhaled compressed gas last week.
Mom raises alarm over inhalants (The Des Moines Register)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 09:24:04 am
A West Des Moines mother hopes school officials will use an incident last week in a boys’ restroom to warn students about the dangers of inhaling compressed gas.
Valley swimmers dive into fall season (The Des Moines Register)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 11:49:52 am
It was only a practice meet, but Ashlyn Clingman’s nerves still started to rev up as the 200 individual medley came to a finish Aug. 27 during Valley’s Orange and Black girls’ swimming meet at the high school.
Valley Junction meeting hears complaints of noise, crowds (The Des Moines Register)
posted on July 24, 2009 at 08:03:25 pm
Residents spoke out at a meeting today about crowds and noise. Farmers market and other event boosters worry heavy-handed moves may drive people away from the event.
Hy-Vee Triathlon: ’Burbs not so bad for sprawling race (The Des Moines Register)
posted on June 25, 2009 at 01:33:53 am
Turns out, leaving downtown has a few advantages.