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Ankeny Comm School District Schools
Ankeny Comm School District is a public school district in Iowa, based in Polk County (Ankeny). SchoolGrade grades 17 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ankeny Comm School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Ankeny Comm School District
16 of 17 schools in Ankeny Comm School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 8C: 3
Best schools in Ankeny Comm School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Prairie Trail Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Parkview Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A Ankeny Centennial High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Northeast Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Prairie Ridge Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ Ashland Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Crocker Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Westwood Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Ankeny High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Northview Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Ankeny Comm School District
High schools (2)
- A Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny
- B+ Ankeny High School, Ankeny
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- B Northview Middle School, Ankeny
- A Parkview Middle School, Ankeny
- A- Prairie Ridge Middle School, Ankeny
- B- Southview Middle School, Ankeny
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- B+ Ashland Ridge Elementary, Ankeny
- B+ Crocker Elementary School, Ankeny
- C East Elementary School, Ankeny
- B- Heritage Elementary, Ankeny
- A- Northeast Elementary, Ankeny
- C- Northwest Elementary School, Ankeny
- A+ Prairie Trail Elementary, Ankeny
- B- Rock Creek Elementary, Ankeny
- C Southeast Elementary School, Ankeny
- B+ Westwood Elementary School, Ankeny
Other schools and academies (1)
- Terrace Learning Center, Ankeny
Where Ankeny Comm School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Ankeny (17)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Iowa
- County: Polk County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,669 students with 848 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,647 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1903690
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Saydel Comm School District (3 schools, 5 mi)
- North Polk Comm School District (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Johnston Comm School District (8 schools, 7 mi)
- Urbandale Comm School District (7 schools, 10 mi)
- Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Des Moines Independent Comm School District (59 schools, 11 mi)
- Ballard Comm School District (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Madrid Comm School District (4 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Ankeny Comm School District
How many schools are in Ankeny Comm School District?
SchoolGrade grades 17 public schools in Ankeny Comm School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ankeny Comm School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ankeny.
How good are the schools in Ankeny Comm School District?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 79.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68.8%. 69% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ankeny Comm School District?
12,669 students were enrolled in Ankeny Comm School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ankeny Comm School District?
Ankeny Comm School District is in Iowa, based in Polk County, with its district office in Ankeny. Its boundary covers about 49.6 sq mi.