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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193051002190
Woodland Hills Elementary School
1120 South 95th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50266 · (515) 987-5196 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
125 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
87.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 87.6% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 85.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Woodland Hills Elementary School
Woodland Hills Elementary School's state test result (83.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Hills Elementary School this school | 578 | 21.6% | 83.3% |
| Brookview Elementary School West Des Moines | 592 | 22.0% | 82.0% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston | 667 | 27.3% | 73.9% |
| Riverdale Heights Elem School Bettendorf | 628 | 19.9% | 87.7% |
| Fellows Elementary School Ames | 489 | 28.8% | 83.5% |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School Waukee | 630 | 18.6% | 79.0% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Woodland Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #72 of 564 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #69 of 564 ▲ 22 | #6 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #88 of 564 ▼ 12 | #8 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #46 of 705 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #464 of 561 | #11 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #157 of 561 | #5 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #581 of 666 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #320 of 359 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
578
-87 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 578 | 38.1 | 15.2:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 37.6 | 15.1:1 | 23% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 36.7 | 14.7:1 | 24% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 22% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 39.9 | 15.0:1 | 29% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 32% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (599 to 578); teachers down 4% (39.9 to 38.1).
About Woodland Hills Elementary School
Woodland Hills Elementary School is a large elementary school in West Des Moines, Iowa. A federal count lists 578 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 78% bigger than that.
Waukee Comm School District has 19 schools; together they serve 13,917 students.
A majority of students at Woodland Hills Elementary School, 61%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Black, and 7% Hispanic. Among all residents of Dallas County, the White share is about 84%. By the diversity index, Woodland Hills Elementary School comes in at 58%.
Teacher staffing is 38.1 full-time equivalents, or about 15.2 students per teacher. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 22%. That is close to the 22% average for public schools in Dallas County.
allk12 grades Woodland Hills Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 81.1% for a school in Iowa with Woodland Hills Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Woodland Hills Elementary School posts 83.3%.
In the county around the school, Dallas County, median household income is about $102,379, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Woodland Hills Elementary School is among the 41 public schools in Dallas County.
Of nearby public schools, Brookview Elementary School is the closest, at about 2.0 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Woodland Hills Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Federal counts put enrollment at 665 in 2020-21 and 578 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.2:1) than in 2020-21 (13.6:1).
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukee Comm School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Waukee High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other schools in West Des Moines
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,178 students
- Westridge ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Valley SouthwoodsHigh · 678 students
- Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Stilwell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Brookview Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Other Woodland Hills Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Woodland Hills Elementary. Woodland Hills Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Woodland Hills Elementary SchoolKINGWOOD, TX · 550 students
- WOODLAND HILLS ELEMENTARYAMMON, ID · 507 students
- Woodland Hills Elementary SchoolLawton, OK · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Brookview Elementary School2.0 mi · 592
- Timberline School2.8 mi · 992
- Maple Grove Elementary School2.8 mi · 577
- South Middle School2.9 mi · 1,092
- Westridge Elementary3.4 mi · 744
- Sugar Creek Elementary School3.4 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Woodland Hills Elementary School?
Woodland Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Woodland Hills Elementary School serve?
Woodland Hills Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodland Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodland Hills Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Woodland Hills Elementary School?
Woodland Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodland Hills Elementary School?
Woodland Hills Elementary School is overseen by Waukee Comm School District in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.