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Hillside Elementary School

(515) 633-6200

Physical Address:
713 8th ST
West Des Moines, IA  50265
Mailing Address:
713 8th ST
West Des Moines, IA  50265

School Information

District:
West Des Moines Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Polk County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 6
Number of Students:
618

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Hillside Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 63.75% 68.30% 85.70%
Hispanic 20.55% 12.96% 7.40%
Black 7.28% 10.77% 5.16%
Others 4.21% 4.81% 3.50%
Asian/Pacific 3.88% 4.10% 2.03%
American Indian 0.32% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in Hillside Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.00% 51.09% 51.69%
Female 50% 48.91% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Hillside Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 397 430 394
Hispanic 107 96 127
Black 50 59 45
Others 0 0 26
Asian/Pacific 41 32 24
American Indian 1 1 2
Total 596 618 618

Enrollment by Gender for Hillside Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 310 315 309
Female 286 303 309
Total 596 618 618

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Hillside Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 596 618 618
# Eligible for free lunch 181 (30%) 222 (36%) 249 (40%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 69 (12%) 65 (11%) 66 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 250 (42%) 287 (46%) 315 (51%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Hillside Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 596 618 618
Fulltime teachers 41.8 43.1 43.1
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.30 14.30 14.35
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54