Urbandale High School Profile
IA PUBLIC COED USA FOUR SPORTS HEARTLAND SEASONS Urbandale URBANDALE DES MOINES High School HIGH SCHOOL Closest Airport: DSM Urbandale, IA LOCATION: SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: • Population: 43,000 • Award-winning physics team • Located 20 Minutes • Received the Iowa High School Musical Northwest of Des Moines Theater Award • Weather: • Minutes from the Iowa state capital Summer/Fall: Warm and Temperate ACADEMICS AND FACTS: Winter/Spring: Cold and Humid • Grades at School: 9-12 • Total Students in School: 1,250 ELIGIBILITY: • Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:14 • Enrollment Restrictions: Grades • Diploma Year Offered: NO Accepted: 9-11 • High Schools Accepting Students: 1 • Minimum SLEP: 50 OPTIONS AVAILABLE*: • Minimum TOEFL: Not Required • Minimum ELTiS: 215 Foreign Languages: German, Japanese, Spanish Advanced Placement Courses: Biology, SCHOOL PROFILE Calculus AB, English Literature and Urbandale High School’s diverse, multi-cultural community collectively speaks over Composition, Environmental Science, 40 different languages. Located only 20 minutes from Iowa’s capital of Des Moines, European History, Human Geography, Urbandale High was named "State School of Character" for its character-building educa- Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, tion, leadership and mentoring programs. Psychology, US Government and Politics FACILITIES Arts: Band, Ceramics and Sculpture, The school’s facilities include a performing arts center, a media center, computer labs, a Chorus, Computer Art, Dance, Drawing and Painting, Orchestra, Photography, Theater/ football stadium, gymnasiums, softball and baseball fields, and locker rooms. Drama, Video/Film Production SPORTS AND ARTS Athletics**: Urbandale High School celebrates its accomplished athletes with its own Hall of Fame. Boys: Recent state championships include dance and cross country in 2015 and bowling in Fall: Bowling, Cross Country, Football 2016 and 2017.
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