Walnut Creek Campus

High school·Grades 9-12 West Des Moines, Iowa·50265
Score
1.5/100
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#290
Among 294 Iowa high schools
#2
In West Des Moines Comm School District
#2
In West Des Moines
Top 99%
In Iowa

Score 1.5/100: better than 1% of Iowa high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient on state tests in Iowa, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Iowa schools.

English language arts
34%
Similar Iowa schools ≈ 74%, better than 1% of them
53 students tested
Math
21%
Similar Iowa schools ≈ 67%, better than 1% of them
53 students tested
Science
26%
Similar Iowa schools ≈ 67%, better than 1% of them
23 students tested
All Iowa schools (ELA / math)
74% / 71%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 7 published results by grade and test

As published by Iowa Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 9ISASP/DLM23.113
English language artsGrade 10ISASP/DLM34.823
English language artsGrade 11ISASP/DLM41.217
MathGrade 9ISASP/DLM7.713
MathGrade 10ISASP/DLM26.123
MathGrade 11ISASP/DLM23.517
ScienceGrade 10ISASP/DLM26.123

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
165
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Alternative

Students

Enrollment
165
Typical high school: 321
Free or reduced-price lunch
70%
Typical high school: 36%

District and location

Contact

Address
1020 8th Street
West Des Moines, IA 50265

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Iowa. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Walnut Creek Campus at a glance

Walnut Creek Campus is a public high school in West Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 9-12. It is part of West Des Moines Comm School District. It has about 165 students (a typical Iowa high school has 321). About 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 36% at a typical Iowa high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 34% in English language arts (similar schools: 74%) and 21% in math (similar schools: 67%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Iowa high schools, it scores 1.5 out of 100: better than 1% of them, ranking #290 of 294. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.