Find a School Profile
Western Hills Elementary School
(515) 633-5900
- Physical Address:
- 600 39th ST
West Des Moines, IA 50265
- Mailing Address:
- 600 39th 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:
- 526
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Western Hills Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
85.55% |
68.30% |
85.70% |
| Others |
5.51% |
4.81% |
3.50% |
| Hispanic |
4.18% |
12.96% |
7.40% |
| Asian/Pacific |
3.04% |
4.10% |
2.03% |
| Black |
1.33% |
10.77% |
5.16% |
| American Indian |
0.38% |
0.51% |
0.92% |
Genders in Western Hills Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
53.23% |
51.09% |
51.69% |
| Female |
46.77% |
48.91% |
48.31% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Western Hills Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
431 |
457 |
450 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
29 |
| Hispanic |
14 |
16 |
22 |
| Asian/Pacific |
15 |
20 |
16 |
| Black |
16 |
13 |
7 |
| American Indian |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Total |
476 |
506 |
526 |
Enrollment by Gender for Western Hills Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
265 |
276 |
280 |
| Female |
211 |
230 |
246 |
| Total |
476 |
506 |
526 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Western Hills Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
476 |
506 |
526 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
36
(8%) |
43
(8%) |
44
(8%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
13
(3%) |
11
(2%) |
23
(4%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
49
(10%) |
54
(11%) |
67
(13%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Western Hills Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
476 |
506 |
526 |
| Fulltime teachers |
24.8 |
28.9 |
32.8 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
19.20 |
17.50 |
16.04 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.12 |
14.55 |
14.54 |