Transportation
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The WDMCS Transportation Department strives to serve the needs of our students and to provide safe, efficient transportation to school and school-related activities.
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School District Boundaries
The West Des Moines Community Schools covers 36.6 square miles. District boundaries are irregular but generally lie north of Warren and Madison county lines, south of Urbandale Avenue, east of the Dallas County line, and west of 63rd Street.
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Free, Pay, Walk Zone InformationWDMCS offers bus transportation to families who live in either a free zone or pay zone of the student's designated school. Some areas are considered a walk zone, and bus transportation is not available. To learn more, please refer to Board Policy 710.02, which details student eligibility for busing. Contact the Transportation Department at 515-633-4902 to confirm which zone you live in.
Free Zone Details
- WDMCS students in grades K-8 who live more than two miles from the school designated for attendance will be provided FREE transportation.
- WDMCS students in grades 9-12 who live more than three miles from the school designated for attendance will be provided FREE transportation.
Pay Zone DetailsStudents who are not eligible for free transportation and live outside the walk zone of their assigned school can purchase bus passes.
Walk Zone Details
Each school has a designated area around the school called the walk zone where bus service is not available.
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Contact Us
Transportation Department
2102 Delavan Drive
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-633-4902Robin Pickard
Transportation Director
515-633-4921Kara Longfield
Assistant Transportation Director
515-633-4924Andrew Vance
Driver Trainer
515-633-4910Pam Hull
Field Trips/Bus Pass Fees
515-633-4925Michelle Tigner
Bus Passes and Walnut Creek Campus Routing
515-633-4922Carrie Van Weelden
Special Needs Routing and Non-public Reimbursements
515-633-4923
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Did You Know?
- We transport approximately 3,300 students each day.
- We drive 41 routes to and from school each day.
- We traveled 560,500 route miles on average during the school year.