Dowling Catholic High School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students
Walnut Creek Campus
1020 8th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Grades
9–12
High
Students
152
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
West Des Moines Comm School District
Polk County
Not graded
Alternative schools serve students whose needs a regular school could not meet, and states hold them to separate accountability rules, so we don't rank them against regular schools. How we grade
About Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek Campus is an alternative high school in West Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 9–12. 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, 152 students were enrolled, with about 10.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Iowa high school (13.8 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Alternative School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 152 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.8 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
- 193093000393
Schools near Walnut Creek Campus
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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.