Western Hills Elementary School (West Des Moines Comm School District SCH DIST.), Iowa - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Western Hills Elementary School is a Elementary in West Des Moines, IA. It currently serves 560 students (grades PK-06). 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: Elementary
Number of Students:560
Number of Teachers: 38
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.63

Location Info

Location: 600 39th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Mailing Address: 600 39th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone: (515)633-5900
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 79
Grade 2 75
Grade 3 74
Grade 4 84
Grade 5 79
Grade 6 74
Kindergarten 77
Pre-Kindergarten 18
Gender/Sex of Western Hills Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 275 49.11
Female 285 50.89
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Western Hills Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 27 4.82
Black or African American 62 11.07
Hispanic/Latino 139 24.82
Two or more races 39 6.96
White 293 52.32
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 12 4.36
Black or African American 32 11.64
Hispanic/Latino 69 25.09
Two or more races 19 6.91
White 143 52.00
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 15 5.26
Black or African American 30 10.53
Hispanic/Latino 70 24.56
Two or more races 20 7.02
White 150 52.63

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.53
Black or African American 9 11.39
Hispanic/Latino 20 25.32
Two or more races 3 3.80
White 45 56.96
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 8.00
Black or African American 3 4.00
Hispanic/Latino 28 37.33
Two or more races 5 6.67
White 33 44.00
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 7 9.46
Hispanic/Latino 24 32.43
Two or more races 3 4.05
White 40 54.05
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 5.95
Black or African American 8 9.52
Hispanic/Latino 15 17.86
Two or more races 12 14.29
White 44 52.38
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 3.80
Black or African American 10 12.66
Hispanic/Latino 11 13.92
Two or more races 4 5.06
White 51 64.56
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 10.81
Black or African American 13 17.57
Hispanic/Latino 13 17.57
Two or more races 5 6.76
White 35 47.30
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.60
Black or African American 9 11.69
Hispanic/Latino 22 28.57
Two or more races 5 6.49
White 39 50.65
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 5.56
Black or African American 3 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 6 33.33
Two or more races 2 11.11
White 6 33.33