I think East should have more security guards to patrol the school. The population is one of the highest in the city and there are not enough guards to ensure students are safe.
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Posted by a parent on 04/07/07
GO EAST!!!!! I am currently a Junior and I think that East is a great school. There could be more involvement/interest in the music department though. I am a member of all band things offered, and it seems that many students don't care to watch our performances as much as the sports. It is still a great
... Read more school and deserves a much better reputation than people have associated with it. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/05/07
I am currently a junior at East, and I love this school! It's sad how so many people from other schools look down on us 'eastsiders.' I've recieved questions from people at other schools asking ridiculous questions like, 'Has anyone every been shot or stabbed?' Come on people, grow up! Actually, I bet
... Read more our school has less violence than most others...well, from a student stand-point there's not much vioence at all, and the teachers seem to regulate it quite well. I do think some teachers are very-centered around sports, and yes...they do need to focus some more attention on the music/art dept...and this is coming from a basketball player. All in all, I absolutely LOVE East high, and these pathetic accusations of us being such a horrible school need to be shhh'd... Go East! Read less
Posted by a student on 02/21/06
I am a former student of East High School. Even though I did not finish there due to personal stuff I loved the school just the same. I have many memories and had great teachers. I was in band, chours, color guard,and swimteam. That and a teachers aid when ever I could be. East may have its problems
... Read more but you will never find anything like it. Us Eastsiders are proud and we care about each other. You will always find an eastsider willing to stop and lend a hand. And hey no matter what other people think. I had to learn something because now I am in college with a 4.0 gpa. So hey they had to do something right! Read less
Posted by a former student on 05/25/05
I love this school regardless on what other people think. We have great teachers, great students, and overall great pride. Nobody is ever embarrassed to represent the eastside and i'm also proud of it. Our sports is now getting to be one of the most dominating schools with athletics (thanks to our
... Read more track team and football squad). Just wait until 4 years from now, we will win some type of state championship hands down. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/08/04
This school is a great school to send your children. It is a diverse school with many people. The construction right now may throw people off, but it is and always will be the best. The east side has a lot of pride and it really shows at the school. East itself may not be centered around sports but a
... Read more lot of the faculty is. Sports has the largest budget that hardly ever gets cut. The arts deparments have very talented people involved. Although most people do not know about these activities those who do are generally floored by the talent shown. Read less
Posted by a student on 10/05/04
This is an excellent school with the largest alumni in the world. And it is not centered around just sports, it has an excellent band, marching band, and orchestra. And the jazz band is better than any jazz band in central iowa. The reason no one hears about these aspects of the school is because society
... Read more is centered around sports. So of course sports are going to get more attention. Academics are very important at East also. The academic decatholon team does very well every year. And the parents are very involved with the school, but not as capable budget wise as other schools may be. But they are there with the teachers encouraging and enticing every student to do well, have fun, and above all to succeed and not just at school but in every aspect of life. Read less
Posted by a former student on 04/14/04
This school centers itself around the main sports(football,basketball,etc.). If the students are in the arts departments(orchestra,band,choir,drama,etc)you will not find the support that the others would get. There are a lot of talented kids in this school and this includes sports and the fine arts that
... Read more the parents need to express this with the principal, but parent involvement is also very low. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Iowa used the Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED) to test students in grade 11 in reading and math. The scores reflect the performance of students enrolled for the full academic year. The ITED is a norm-referenced test, which means it measures how well students in Iowa score in comparison to their peers nationwide. Students who score at the 40th percentile are considered proficient. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
Student enrollment:
2,113
Students per teacher:
21
Full-time teachers:
99
Number of classrooms:
105
Vocational Education
Accounting, Auto Mechanics, Drafting, Food Nutrition, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed, Woodworking, Word Processing
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
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English as Second Language
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Des Moines schools — East High School is located at 815 E 13th St, Des Moines IA 50316. 815 E 13th St is in the Capitol Park neighborhood and 50316 ZIP code in Des Moines, IA The school district for East High School is the Des Moines Public School District. East High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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