West Des Moines Community School District

The Iowa Department of Education's figures for West Des Moines schools, and the parts of the metro the district reaches. Iowa county-district code 77-6957.

State rating, 2024-25

The state moved this rating down one category because at least one student group scored below the cut score it uses to identify schools for targeted support. The groups listed are: Students with Disabilities (IEP). The score itself is unchanged, and on its own it falls in the Commendable range. See what the categories mean.

Students and results

Graduation, proficiency and absence figures are the "All Students" values in the district's School Performance Profile. Proficiency is the share of students scoring proficient or above on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress. Chronically absent means present for 90% or less of the days enrolled. Certified enrollment is the state's count of the public-school students who live in the district, for school funding, taken on October 1 (Iowa Department of Education). It includes residents who open-enroll in another district, so it is not the number of students the district teaches. The state counts enrollment in full-time equivalents, so its figures carry decimals; they are rounded to whole students here.

Open enrollment, 2025-26

Iowa law lets families enroll in a public district they do not live in (Iowa Code §282.18). In the 2025-26 count, about 960 students open-enrolled into West Des Moines and about 552 who live in the district open-enrolled out, a net gain of about 408. The state counts these in full-time equivalents (959.8 in and 552.2 out), so the whole numbers are rounded. Families choose for many reasons, so this is not a verdict on the district.

Where the district reaches

The cities in this site's coverage that the district overlaps, from the federal boundary file, and the county taxing districts that pair the city with this school district (rate per $1,000 of taxable value, for bills paid September 2026 and March 2027). The district may also extend outside these 12 cities.

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Official figures, shown as published for the years named. Not a ranking or a review. Confirm boundaries for a specific address with the district.