Merrill Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 657 students
Stilwell Junior High School
1601 Vine St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Grades
7–8
Middle
Students
645
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
West Des Moines Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 242 Iowa middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Stilwell Junior High School
Stilwell Junior High School is a public middle school in West Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 7–8. It is part of West Des Moines Comm School District. The school is located in a small city in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 645 students were enrolled, with about 13.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Iowa middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 242 Iowa middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 645 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- West Des Moines Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 193093001796
Schools near Stilwell Junior High School
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Public · Grades 6–8 · 641 students
Urbandale Middle School
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Meredith Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 662 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.