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Westridge Elementary

(515) 633-5400

Physical Address:
5500 East P True Parkway
West Des Moines, IA  50266
Mailing Address:
5500 E P True Parkway
West Des Moines, IA  50266

School Information

District:
West Des Moines Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Dallas County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 6
Number of Students:
651

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Westridge Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 79.42% 88.06% 85.70%
Asian/Pacific 8.29% 2.30% 2.03%
Black 6.30% 1.61% 5.16%
Hispanic 3.53% 7.33% 7.40%
Others 2.00% 1.11% 3.50%
American Indian 0.46% 0.38% 0.92%

Genders in Westridge Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.69% 51.37% 51.69%
Female 49.31% 48.63% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Westridge Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 559 555 517
Asian/Pacific 62 58 54
Black 51 40 41
Hispanic 12 12 23
Others 0 0 13
American Indian 2 1 3
Total 686 666 651

Enrollment by Gender for Westridge Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 380 357 330
Female 306 309 321
Total 686 666 651

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Westridge Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 686 666 651
# Eligible for free lunch 42 (6%) 34 (5%) 43 (7%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 15 (2%) 21 (3%) 19 (3%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 57 (8%) 55 (8%) 62 (10%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Westridge Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 686 666 651
Fulltime teachers 40.5 38.6 38.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.90 17.30 16.95
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.93 14.01 14.32