Valley High School
Public · Grades 10–12 · 2,178 students
Valley Southwoods
625 S 35th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Grades
9
Secondary
Students
678
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
West Des Moines Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 331 Iowa high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa high schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. 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 Valley Southwoods
Valley Southwoods is a public high school in West Des Moines, Iowa, serving grade 9. 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, 678 students were enrolled, with about 13.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Iowa high school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 331 Iowa high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Grades offered
- 9
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 678 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.9 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- West Des Moines Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 193093000483
Schools near Valley Southwoods
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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.