Ankeny Comm School District Schools

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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.

1. A+ Prairie Trail Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Northview Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Prairie Ridge Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Northeast Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A+ Ankeny Centennial High School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A+ Ankeny High School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
7. A+ Parkview Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. A+ Rock Creek Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A+ Southview Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
10. A+ Ashland Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (2)

• A+ Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny
• A+ Ankeny High School, Ankeny

Middle and junior high schools (4)

• A+ Northview Middle School, Ankeny
• A+ Parkview Middle School, Ankeny
• A+ Prairie Ridge Middle School, Ankeny
• A+ Southview Middle School, Ankeny

Elementary and primary schools (10)

• A+ Ashland Ridge Elementary, Ankeny
• A+ Crocker Elementary School, Ankeny
• A- East Elementary School, Ankeny
• A Heritage Elementary, Ankeny
• A+ Northeast Elementary, Ankeny
• A- Northwest Elementary School, Ankeny
• A+ Prairie Trail Elementary, Ankeny
• A+ Rock Creek Elementary, Ankeny
• A Southeast Elementary School, Ankeny
• A+ Westwood Elementary School, Ankeny

Other schools and academies (1)

• Terrace Learning Center, Ankeny

Cities and towns served (1)

• Ankeny (17)

• 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

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