Elementary · Iowa
Westridge Elementary
Westridge Elementary, a public elementary school in West Des Moines, Iowa: grades pre-k–6, 744 students, 16.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of West Des Moines Comm School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 744
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.2
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 13.3 · 668 schools compared
More students per teacher than 66% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 99% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 320 · 669 schools compared
Larger than 92% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Small city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with West Des Moines Comm School District.
Location
- Address
- 5500 E P True Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515)633-5400
- City or town
- West Des Moines
- County
- Polk County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Crossroads Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 530 | 14.7 |
Western Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 570 | 14.9 |
| Pre-K–6 | 652 | 16.9 | |
| K–5 | 592 | 14.3 | |
| Pre-K–6 | 542 | 15.9 | |
| K–5 | 577 | 13.1 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
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NCES 193093002055