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Valley High School has or offers:

Approximately 1,900 students
126 certified staff members; 76% with Master’s Degrees and beyond
2 nationally certified staff members
202 total teachers, administrators and support staff
15 to 1 student to certified staff ratio



Over 190 courses (26 of which offer dual credit from Des Moines Area Community College
5 Foreign Languages
14 Advanced Placement (AP) classes
Approximately 88% of AP students who receive better than a three on AP Exams



58 National Merit Scholarship Finalists; 62 Semifinalists and 62 Letters of Commendation since 2000 (19 Semifinalists and 7 Letters of Recommendation have been announced for 2006-07 and finalists wil be named in early 2007)
An ACT Mean Score: Composite 24.3
Class composites on the ITEDs that are consistently above the 90th percentile
Two-thirds of all students who participate in activities outside the classroom



Approximately 87% of students who continue their education after high school
More that 68% of students who attend four year colleges and universities


Valley High School
3650 Woodland Avenue
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266-2198
515.633.4000/515.633.4099 fax
valleywebmaster@wdmcs.org