Valley High School (West Des Moines Comm School District SCH DIST.), Iowa - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Valley High School is a High in West Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 2111 students (grades 10-12). The school is part of the West Des Moines Comm School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in West Des Moines Comm School District School District and all schools in Iowa.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:2111
Number of Teachers: 123
Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.12

Location Info

Location: 3650 Woodland Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Mailing Address: 3650 Woodland Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone: (515)633-4000
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 698
Grade 11 745
Grade 12 668
Gender/Sex of Valley High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 1082 51.26
Female 1028 48.70
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Valley High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.14
Asian 110 5.21
Black or African American 244 11.56
Hispanic/Latino 405 19.18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.05
Two or more races 121 5.73
White 1226 58.08
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.19
Asian 59 5.45
Black or African American 115 10.63
Hispanic/Latino 221 20.43
Two or more races 73 6.75
White 612 56.56
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.10
Asian 51 4.96
Black or African American 129 12.55
Hispanic/Latino 184 17.90
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.10
Two or more races 48 4.67
White 614 59.73

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.29
Asian 43 6.16
Black or African American 95 13.61
Hispanic/Latino 137 19.63
Two or more races 50 7.16
White 371 53.15
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 35 4.70
Black or African American 84 11.28
Hispanic/Latino 137 18.39
Two or more races 38 5.10
White 450 60.40
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.15
Asian 32 4.79
Black or African American 65 9.73
Hispanic/Latino 131 19.61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.15
Two or more races 33 4.94
White 405 60.63