Hillside Elementary School

Regular School · West Des Moines, IA

Hillside Elementary School is a regular school school in West Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades PK–06 with 548 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

548

Teachers (FTE)

47.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	247	45%
Hispanic/Latino	141	26%
Black or African American	98	18%
Two or more races	46	8%
Asian	12	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	548	258M / 290F

English Language Learners: 77 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	57.0% -7.9pp	64.9%	291
Reading Proficiency	61.0% -7.7pp	68.7%	290
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	69

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.05 grade levels

Math

+0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.1% 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.)	548	100%

Contact & Location

713 8th St

West Des Moines, IA 50265

Phone: (515)633-6200

http://hillside.wdmcs.org/

District

West Des Moines Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,477

District enrollment: 9,120

Other Schools in District

Clive Learning Academy Elementary
Crestview School of Inquiry Elementary
Crossroads Park Elementary School Elementary
Fairmeadows Elementary School Elementary
Jordan Creek Elementary School Elementary
Western Hills Elementary School Elementary
Westridge Elementary Elementary
Valley High School High

View all 13 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50265) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

193093001188

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