Dowling High School

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1400 Buffalo Rd

West Des Moines, IA 50265

(515) 225-3000

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Grades: 9 - 12

School Type: Catholic

Student Enrollment: 1,146

Students Per Teacher: 15

Parent Reviews

(12 reviews)

12 Parent Reviews for Dowling High School

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This is a great school. For who ever said that this school should be ashamed to call itself cathoic should be ashamed to say something like that. It is not your place to judge someone elses faith. I learned that at Dowling.

Posted by a student on 03/13/09

Sports teams and other extra circular programs are only average. There are other schools that perform the same acidemcially but much better in the music and sports arenas

Posted by a student on 02/07/09

This school should be ashamed to call itself Catholic. Many of the staff, faculty, alumni and students are so full of themselves they have little time for others. On the academic side, they are more concerned with quantity than they are with quality.

Posted by a parent on 09/30/08

Dowling is a great school! I graduated from Dowling and hope to send my kids there. I work at South East Polk, but much rather see my kids attend Dowling.

Posted by a parent on 08/02/08

Dowling is a fantastic school that prepares students for the real world and beyond. With college planning and counseling, getting into the school of your dreams isn't as hard as feels. Dowling Catholic gives students an opportunity to harness their potential and drive it towards planning and tracking ...  Read more

Posted by a student on 11/07/05

The school is good, but is more of a drafting school for sports rather than an educational experience.

Posted by a teacher on 02/19/05

DHS (which it will always be) is awesome. I will be a senior this coming fall and I feel nervous but not scared. Dowling has prepared me for everything I have encountered inside and out of school. It is preparation for school, and preparation for life. It also helps that you are persecuted or looked ...  Read more

Posted by a student on 06/30/04

My daughter is a junior at Dowling Catholic this year. It has been a wonderful experience for her these past three years. I was concerned about her going from a very small Catholic school to a large one, but the transition was perfect and she absolutely loves school. I do think involvement is key, ...  Read more

Posted by a parent on 03/14/04

I attended Dowling which is a private Catholic school. I felt at the time that the education was quality, although, tuition in recent years has become quite substantial. When I attended college for the first time, however, I found out that I was at least one year behind all of my fellow fraternity members ...  Read more

Posted by a other on 09/09/03

We've had three children attend Dowling. The dedication of the staff, the concern for each student, and quality of curriculum and activities offered make this high school outstanding. A majority of the staff have been teachers at Dowling for over a decade; many have master degrees. Yes, we pay tuition; ...  Read more

Posted by a parent on 08/19/03

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School Profile for Dowling High School

Programs
Vocational Education Accounting, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed
English American Literature, Journalism, Literature, Speech/Debate
Arts Art, Photography
Music Band, Choral, Orchestra
Computer Science Computer Programming
Fine Arts Dance
Social Studies / Social Sciences Economics
Science Environmental Science, Human Anatomy/Physiology
Math Trigonometry
Advanced Placement Math, Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, English

*The resources listed are programs that the institution is staffed to support. Staffing for a program does not guarantee that it will be offered. This content is provided by the institution and may be incomplete. The institution may offer programs not listed here. Please contact the school directly for additional details.

 

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West Des Moines schools — Dowling High School is located at 1400 Buffalo Rd, West Des Moines IA 50265. 1400 Buffalo Rd is in the 50265 ZIP code in West Des Moines, IA The school district for Dowling High School is the Diocese Of Des Moines Education Off. Dowling High School is a Catholic school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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