Ankeny Community School District

Summary:

The Ankeny Community School District in Iowa consists of 14 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district is known for its strong academic performance, with several standout schools that consistently rank among the top in the state.

Prairie Trail Elementary is a top-performing elementary school, earning 5-star ratings and demonstrating exceptional proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Parkview Middle School is another high-achieving school, ranking in the top 30 middle schools in Iowa with strong performance in core academic subjects. At the high school level, Ankeny Centennial High School stands out as one of the top-performing high schools in the state, with students exceeding the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

While the district generally performs well, there are some schools, such as East Elementary and Northwest Elementary, that struggle to meet the state proficiency averages. The district also exhibits some socioeconomic disparities, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 7.01% at Prairie Trail Elementary to 36.56% at East Elementary. Overall, the Ankeny Community School District offers a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with a focus on educational excellence and the potential for targeted interventions to address the disparities in student outcomes across the district.

District Detail

406 SW School Street
Ankeny, IA 50023

(515) 965-9600

SchoolDigger Rank:
46^th of 309 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,669

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)									ISASP Mathematics (2024)									ISASP Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ankeny High School	Public	10-12	1155 SW Cherry St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9630	1,346	80	16.8	15.0%	1,059 (78.7%)	44 (3.3%)	123 (9.1%)	35 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.6%)	77.9	42^nd of 338 public high schools	87.6%		85.2	22^nd of 336 public high schools	93.5%	20								86.2	82.7								79.2	79.9			73.5	$15,157	$246	$14,911
East Elementary School	Public	K-5	710 SE 3rd St	Ankeny	50021	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 965-9660	412	31	13.3	36.9%	271 (65.8%)	31 (7.5%)	48 (11.7%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.7%)	53.1	311^th of 557 public elementary schools	44.2%		46.2	359^th of 565 public elementary schools	36.5%	48	73.7	74.6	71.6							77.2	68.3	64.2							61.2			$11,901	$351	$11,551
Parkview Middle School	Public	6-7	105 NW Pleasant St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9640	875	61	14.3	18.6%	648 (74.1%)	43 (4.9%)	85 (9.7%)	30 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.5%)	80.4	34^th of 337 public middle schools	89.9%		82	27^th of 334 public middle schools	91.9%	7				86.6	90.9								81.5	84.7								$13,100	$296	$12,804
Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1202 W First St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 965-9680	346	30	11.5	25.7%	236 (68.2%)	21 (6.1%)	51 (14.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	55.1	298^th of 557 public elementary schools	46.5%		58.2	257^th of 565 public elementary schools	54.5%	41	59.6	71.0	75.0							73.7	78.3	72.9							66.7			$12,743	$644	$12,099
Southeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	1005 SE Trilein Dr	Ankeny	50021	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 965-9650	557	41	13.5	27.5%	386 (69.3%)	52 (9.3%)	56 (10.1%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.2%)	60.4	251^st of 557 public elementary schools	54.9%		72.7	139^th of 565 public elementary schools	75.4%	112	71.4	79.1	68.2							72.4	83.7	68.2							69.4			$11,914	$404	$11,509
Northeast Elementary	Public	K-5	1705 NE Trilein Dr	Ankeny	50021	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9620	631	40	15.7	9.2%	523 (82.9%)	21 (3.3%)	35 (5.5%)	22 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	83.7	48^th of 557 public elementary schools	91.4%		86.6	30^th of 565 public elementary schools	94.7%	18	83.6	90.5	86.4							94.8	85.7	83.1							66.9			$11,723	$246	$11,477
Northview Middle School	Public, Alternative	8-9	1302 N Ankeny Blvd	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9700	1,021	69	14.8	15.8%	822 (80.5%)	46 (4.5%)	67 (6.6%)	29 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.5%)								(n/a)						92.2	91.8								87.6	77.9				80.7		$13,230	$291	$12,939
Crocker Elementary School	Public	K-5	2910 SW Applewood St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9710	514	38	13.5	17.1%	398 (77.4%)	20 (3.9%)	39 (7.6%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	75.5	108^th of 557 public elementary schools	80.6%		84.8	40^th of 565 public elementary schools	92.9%	68	76.2	84.4	77.9							86.1	79.2	80.5							71.4			$12,111	$254	$11,857
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2920 NW 9th St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9690	615	42	14.5	13.2%	502 (81.6%)	22 (3.6%)	46 (7.5%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	82.5	57^th of 557 public elementary schools	89.8%		75	117^th of 565 public elementary schools	79.3%	60	87.0	82.7	81.4							93.5	83.7	82.4							75.7			$11,911	$384	$11,527
Ashland Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 NW Ash Drive	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9594	768	45	17.0	10.5%	624 (81.3%)	29 (3.8%)	43 (5.6%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	81.2	61^st of 557 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.1	38^th of 565 public elementary schools	93.3%	23	82.0	87.1	85.7							85.0	83.3	84.0							71.2			$11,160	$239	$10,921
Prairie Ridge Middle School	Public	6-7	1010 NW Prairie Ridge Dr	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9705	1,008	68	14.8	12.8%	810 (80.4%)	42 (4.2%)	75 (7.4%)	22 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.6%)	75.7	61^st of 337 public middle schools	81.9%		80.1	39^th of 334 public middle schools	88.3%	22				85.3	89.4								80.7	79.2								$12,721	$191	$12,529
Prairie Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 SW College Ave	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9605	542	36	15.0	6.8%	440 (81.2%)	16 (3.0%)	37 (6.8%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	91.2	8^th of 557 public elementary schools	98.6%		88.7	18^th of 565 public elementary schools	96.8%	10	89.7	91.3	88.5							97.4	94.2	89.7							78.2			$11,662	$230	$11,432
Southview Middle School	Public, Alternative	8-9	1020 SW Cherry St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9635	881	58	15.2	20.0%	648 (73.6%)	46 (5.2%)	81 (9.2%)	34 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.7%)								(n/a)						89.5	86.4								89.0	78.9				79.9		$12,827	$357	$12,470
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	301 SW Prairie Trail Pky	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9645	599	43	13.9	25.4%	422 (70.5%)	33 (5.5%)	82 (13.7%)	31 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	62.6	224^th of 557 public elementary schools	59.8%		74.8	118^th of 565 public elementary schools	79.1%	106	69.0	79.2	75.6							81.6	80.2	74.4							55.6
Terrace Learning Center	Public	PK	310 NW School St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9670	355	16	21.8	0.8%	242 (68.2%)	35 (9.9%)	40 (11.3%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)								(n/a)
Ankeny Centennial High School	Public	10-12	2220 NW State St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9610	1,466	89	16.4	11.7%	1,179 (80.4%)	72 (4.9%)	111 (7.6%)	37 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.2%)	76.5	50^th of 338 public high schools	85.2%		83.9	26^th of 336 public high schools	92.3%	24								87.6	80.1								79.2	76.6			73.9	$14,519	$200	$14,319
Rock Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 NW Abilene Rd	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9629	733	49	14.9	17.6%	562 (76.7%)	59 (8.0%)	49 (6.7%)	28 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.4%)	75.9	104^th of 557 public elementary schools	81.3%		79.1	87^th of 565 public elementary schools	84.6%	17	79.5	84.5	81.8							89.3	72.9	84.1							68.2			$11,986	$349	$11,637

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saydel Community School District	3.67 mi	3	297^th
Johnston Community School District	5.61 mi	8	62^nd
Des Moines Independent Community School District	5.98 mi	59	301^st
Great Oak	6.26 mi	1
North Polk Community School District	6.72 mi	5	24^th

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