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Valley High School
(515) 633-4000
- Physical Address:
- 3650 Woodland Ave
West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Mailing Address:
- 3650 Woodland Ave
West Des Moines, IA 50266
School Information
- District:
- West Des Moines Comm School District
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Polk County
- Level:
- High
- Grade Span:
- 10 - 12
- Number of Students:
- 1914
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Valley High School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
83.02% |
68.30% |
85.70% |
| Hispanic |
6.48% |
12.96% |
7.40% |
| Asian/Pacific |
4.60% |
4.10% |
2.03% |
| Black |
3.29% |
10.77% |
5.16% |
| Others |
2.51% |
4.81% |
3.50% |
| American Indian |
0.10% |
0.51% |
0.92% |
Genders in Valley High School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
50.89% |
51.09% |
51.69% |
| Female |
49.11% |
48.91% |
48.31% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Valley High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
1605 |
1600 |
1589 |
| Hispanic |
84 |
105 |
124 |
| Asian/Pacific |
89 |
96 |
88 |
| Black |
76 |
74 |
63 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
48 |
| American Indian |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Total |
1855 |
1876 |
1914 |
Enrollment by Gender for Valley High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
924 |
957 |
974 |
| Female |
931 |
919 |
940 |
| Total |
1855 |
1876 |
1914 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Valley High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
1855 |
1876 |
1914 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
118
(6%) |
141
(8%) |
170
(9%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
68
(4%) |
79
(4%) |
71
(4%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
186
(10%) |
220
(12%) |
241
(13%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Valley High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
1855 |
1876 |
1914 |
| Fulltime teachers |
121.0 |
130.0 |
113.0 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
15.30 |
14.40 |
16.94 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.12 |
14.55 |
14.54 |