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Indian Hills Junior High School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9401 Indian Hills Dr
Clive, IA 50325
Phone
(515) 633-4700
District
West Des Moines Comm School District
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
696
Classroom Teachers
53

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.2% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Indian Hills Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
77%
71%
78%
74%
76%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
74%
79%
76%
82%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 342 49.1%
Grade 8 354 50.9%
Total 696 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.0% 61.2% 75.9%
Black 11.0% 11.8% 7.3%
Hispanic 23.9% 20.0% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.8% 6.7% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.4% 37.6% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 39.5% 33.1% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 4.4% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 64,829 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,827.7 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.3% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.6% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 16.5% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 28,555 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.0% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.9% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.5% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.1% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.0% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,611 $79,441,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $411 $3,790,000 2.6%
Staff $864 $7,974,000 5.5%
General Administration $194 $1,788,000 1.2%
School Administration $574 $5,297,000 3.7%
Operation $1,343 $12,390,000 8.6%
Transportation $292 $2,692,000 1.9%
Other $493 $4,549,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,171 $38,480,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,863 $26,407,000 18.3%
Total Expenditures $15,645 $144,328,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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