Valley High School
3650 Woodland Ave
West Des Moines IA, 50266, Polk County
Phone: 515-633-4000
Ranking: 
(26 out of 205, top 13%)*
(26 out of 205, top 13%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12
School District: West Des Moines Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 113 | 109 | 109 | 113 | 113 | 130 | 121 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,009 | 1,947 | 1,951 | 1,962 | 1,914 | 1,876 | 1,855 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 708 | 35.2% | 683 | 35.1% | 694 | 35.6% | 658 | 33.5% | 697 | 36.4% | 680 | 36.2% | 663 | 35.7% |
| Grade 11: | 662 | 33.0% | 656 | 33.7% | 631 | 32.3% | 681 | 34.7% | 653 | 34.1% | 613 | 32.7% | 596 | 32.1% |
| Grade 12: | 639 | 31.8% | 608 | 31.2% | 626 | 32.1% | 623 | 31.8% | 564 | 29.5% | 583 | 31.1% | 596 | 32.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,059 | 52.7% | 992 | 51.0% | 1,003 | 51.4% | 1,004 | 51.2% | 974 | 50.9% | 953 | 50.8% | 922 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 950 | 47.3% | 955 | 49.0% | 948 | 48.6% | 958 | 48.8% | 940 | 49.1% | 915 | 48.8% | 929 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 136 | 6.8% | 115 | 5.9% | 102 | 5.2% | 105 | 5.4% | 88 | 4.6% | 96 | 5.1% | 89 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic: | 189 | 9.4% | 189 | 9.7% | 170 | 8.7% | 158 | 8.1% | 124 | 6.5% | 105 | 5.6% | 84 | 4.5% |
| Black: | 121 | 6.0% | 100 | 5.1% | 105 | 5.4% | 88 | 4.5% | 63 | 3.3% | 74 | 3.9% | 76 | 4.1% |
| White: | 1,490 | 74.2% | 1,487 | 76.4% | 1,521 | 78.0% | 1,554 | 79.2% | 1,589 | 83.0% | 1,600 | 85.3% | 1,605 | 86.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 62 | 3.1% | 44 | 2.3% | 48 | 2.5% | 54 | 2.8% | 47 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 370 | 18.4% | 299 | 15.4% | 230 | 11.8% | 227 | 11.6% | 170 | 8.9% | 141 | 7.5% | 118 | 6.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 4.6% | 97 | 5.0% | 71 | 3.6% | 56 | 2.9% | 71 | 3.7% | 79 | 4.2% | 68 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.83 | 17.94 | 17.85 | 17.29 | 16.94 | 14.40 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.10% | 89.98% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.88% | 87.10% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.21% | 89.34% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.68% | 84.33% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.7% | 51.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.3% | 48.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.6% | 26.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.4% | 73.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,813.0 | $47,359.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,287.0 | $36,215.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,823.0 | $51,302.0 |
* Valley High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.