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West Des Moines School District
West Des Moines Community School District, or West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS), is a school district headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. The district is mostly in Polk County, Iowa, Polk County, with a section in Dallas County, Iowa, Dallas County. In addition to West Des Moines, the district serves sections of Clive, Iowa, Clive, Urbandale, Iowa, Urbandale, and Windsor Heights, Iowa, Windsor Heights. " West Des Moines Community School District. Retrieved on November 3, 2018. Schools High Schools: * Valley High School (Iowa), Valley High School (grades 10–12)Valley Southwoods Freshman High School (grade 9) Alternative High School: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, Warren, and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. A majority of the city is located in Polk County, a minority of the city is located in Dallas County, and small portions extend into Warren and Madison counties. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 68,723. West Des Moines is the second-largest city in the Des Moines metropolitan area and the sixth-largest city in Iowa. It ranked 94th in ''Money'' magazine's list of the "100 Best Places to Live and Launch" in 2008, 77th and 57th on the 100 Best Places to Live in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and 18th on the Hipster Cities of 2015. History Settlement and early history The West Des Moines area used to be home to the Sac and Fox tribes. Near the stroke of midnight on October 11, 1845, a gunshot was fired by a cattle farmer, James Cunningham Jordan (1813–1893) to declare that the area was open for Anglo-European settlement. His residence, the Jordan House, has been re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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