Valley Southwoods
West Des Moines, IA · High School · Grades 9-9
Valley Southwoods is a high school in West Des Moines, IA with 687 students enrolled and a 63% proficiency rate. Part of West Des Moines Comm School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
About This School
Valley Southwoods is a high school located in West Des Moines, Iowa. The school serves 687 students in grades 9-9. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 63% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 80% graduation rate.
38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Valley Southwoods is part of the West Des Moines Comm School District in Iowa.
How This School Compares
Valley Southwoods has 687 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in West Des Moines Comm School District (651 students). Its 63% proficiency rate is 10 percentage points above the district average of 53%. Compared to the Iowa state average of 53%, the school performs 9 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Valley Southwoods has 687 students enrolled in grades 9-9. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1.
According to EDFacts data, 63% of students at Valley Southwoods meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Valley Southwoods has a 80% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Valley Southwoods is part of the West Des Moines Comm School District in West Des Moines, Iowa. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.