Waukee 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+ Shuler Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Walnut Hills Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Waukee Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ South Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A+ Prairieview School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
6. A+ Eason Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. A+ Waukee Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
8. A+ Timberline School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
9. A+ Maple Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
10. A+ Brookview Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (2)

• Northwest High School, Waukee
• A Waukee High School, Waukee

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• A+ South Middle School, Waukee
• A+ Waukee Middle School, Waukee

Elementary and primary schools (10)

• A+ Brookview Elementary School, West Des Moines
• A+ Eason Elementary School, Waukee
• A Grant Ragan Elementary School, Waukee
• A+ Maple Grove Elementary School, West Des Moines
• A Radiant Elementary School, Urbandale
• A+ Shuler Elementary School, Clive
• Vince Meyer Early Learning Center, Waukee
• A+ Walnut Hills Elementary School, Urbandale
• A+ Waukee Elementary School, Waukee
• A Woodland Hills Elementary School, West Des Moines

Other schools and academies (2)

• A+ Prairieview School, Waukee
• A+ Timberline School, Waukee

Cities and towns served (4)

• Waukee (10)
• West Des Moines (3)
• Urbandale (2)
• Clive (1)

• State: Best schools in Iowa
• County: Dallas County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 13,600 students with 848 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,788 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 1930510
• 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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