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Valley Southwoods

Regular School · West Des Moines, IA

Valley Southwoods is a regular school school in West Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 09–09 with 678 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level
Secondary
Grades
09 – 09
Enrollment
678
Teachers (FTE)
48.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 391 58%
Hispanic/Latino 119 18%
Black or African American 79 12%
Asian 43 6%
Two or more races 43 6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Total enrollment 678 345M / 333F

English Language Learners: 67 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 62.0% -2.9pp 64.9% 670
Reading Proficiency 76.0% +7.3pp 68.7% 670

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (1)
128 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
104 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
3
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
61
9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
179
26.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 678 100%

Contact & Location

625 S 35th St

West Des Moines, IA 50265

Phone: (515)633-4500

http://southwoods.wdmcs.org/

District

West Des Moines Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,477

District enrollment: 9,120

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

193093000483

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD