Hillside Elementary School
713 8th St
West Des Moines IA, 50265, Polk County
Phone: 515-633-6200
Ranking: 
(427 out of 696, bottom 39%)*
(427 out of 696, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: West Des Moines Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 42 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 595 | 573 | 580 | 597 | 618 | 618 | 596 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 12.6% | 78 | 13.6% | 75 | 12.9% | 77 | 12.9% | 78 | 12.6% | 74 | 12.0% | 77 | 12.9% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 13.1% | 76 | 13.3% | 76 | 13.1% | 77 | 12.9% | 73 | 11.8% | 74 | 12.0% | 76 | 12.8% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 13.1% | 76 | 13.3% | 70 | 12.1% | 71 | 11.9% | 77 | 12.5% | 75 | 12.1% | 70 | 11.7% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 12.9% | 72 | 12.6% | 72 | 12.4% | 71 | 11.9% | 78 | 12.6% | 76 | 12.3% | 75 | 12.6% |
| Grade 4: | 90 | 15.1% | 100 | 17.5% | 93 | 16.0% | 103 | 17.3% | 98 | 15.9% | 105 | 17.0% | 104 | 17.4% |
| Grade 5: | 99 | 16.6% | 96 | 16.8% | 87 | 15.0% | 100 | 16.8% | 103 | 16.7% | 101 | 16.3% | 112 | 18.8% |
| Grade 6: | 98 | 16.5% | 75 | 13.1% | 107 | 18.4% | 98 | 16.4% | 111 | 18.0% | 113 | 18.3% | 82 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 288 | 48.4% | 281 | 49.0% | 271 | 46.7% | 290 | 48.6% | 309 | 50.0% | 311 | 50.3% | 308 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 307 | 51.6% | 292 | 51.0% | 309 | 53.3% | 307 | 51.4% | 309 | 50.0% | 299 | 48.4% | 284 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 12 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.8% | 24 | 3.9% | 32 | 5.2% | 41 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic: | 147 | 24.7% | 145 | 25.3% | 128 | 22.1% | 131 | 21.9% | 127 | 20.6% | 96 | 15.5% | 107 | 18.0% |
| Black: | 49 | 8.2% | 40 | 7.0% | 41 | 7.1% | 48 | 8.0% | 45 | 7.3% | 59 | 9.5% | 50 | 8.4% |
| White: | 347 | 58.3% | 338 | 59.0% | 362 | 62.4% | 376 | 63.0% | 394 | 63.8% | 430 | 69.6% | 397 | 66.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 6.6% | 36 | 6.3% | 33 | 5.7% | 25 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 306 | 51.4% | 286 | 49.9% | 267 | 46.0% | 261 | 43.7% | 249 | 40.3% | 222 | 35.9% | 181 | 30.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 10.3% | 66 | 11.5% | 60 | 10.3% | 59 | 9.9% | 66 | 10.7% | 65 | 10.5% | 69 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.24 | 13.47 | 13.13 | 14.18 | 14.35 | 14.30 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.67% | 84.25% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.69% | 85.98% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 81.43% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.31% | 84.08% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.28% | 87.93% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 86.31% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.75% | 82.29% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.64% | 79.26% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.32% | 83.03% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 87.41% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.83% | 75.54% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 81.34% | 75.72% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 81.01% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.22% | 78.56% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 72.67% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.42% | 69.01% | 65.78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.2% | 70.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 27.8% | 29.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.7% | 13.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.3% | 86.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,624.0 | $45,439.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,839.0 | $36,565.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,581.0 | $46,826.0 |
* Hillside Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.