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Enrollment
1,375
High
DISTRICT 1,195 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANKENY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190369000071
Ankeny High School
1155 SW Cherry St, Ankeny, IA 50023 · (515) 965-9630 · Polk County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
316 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 439 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 477 | 35% |
| Grade 12 | 459 | 33% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
76.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.2% | 76.9% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 79.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ankeny High School
Ankeny High School's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankeny High School this school | 1,375 | 23.0% | 79.5% |
| Cedar Falls High School Cedar Falls | 1,333 | 20.7% | 79.5% |
| Northview Middle School Ankeny | 1,021 | 17.1% | 85.7% |
| Carlisle High School Carlisle | 754 | 23.3% | 77.1% |
| Ankeny Centennial High School Ankeny | 1,470 | 16.5% | 81.3% |
| Bondurant-Farrar High School Bondurant | 849 | 20.4% | 71.0% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ankeny High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #71 of 313 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #91 of 314 ▼ 47 | #7 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #106 of 314 ▼ 38 | #8 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,375 | #26 of 340 | #9 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #238 of 259 | #11 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #79 of 260 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #268 of 320 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.7% | #23 of 133 | #3 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,375
+38 (+3%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,136
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,375 | 77.3 | 17.8:1 | 23% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 1,346 | 80.1 | 16.8:1 | 15% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 1,347 | 79.8 | 16.9:1 | 20% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 1,337 | 81 | 16.5:1 | 15% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 1,077 | 68.6 | 15.7:1 | 18% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 979 | 65 | 15.1:1 | 13% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 1,595 | 93 | 17.1:1 | 8% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 1,240 | 64 | 19.4:1 | 8% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 1,136 | 77 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ankeny High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (1,077 to 1,375); teachers up 13% (68.6 to 77.3).
About Ankeny High School
Ankeny High School sits in Ankeny, Iowa, and is classified as a high school. It reports enrollment of 1,375 students in grades 10 through 12. The school is 194% above the average for high schools in Iowa.
Ankeny Comm School District runs 18 schools with a combined 12,746 students. Ankeny High School is one of them.
At Ankeny High School, 76% of students are White. It is also 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Polk County at about 76% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ankeny High School scores 40%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. The school has 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is similar, at 17.3:1. In all, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 26 points below the 49% average for public schools in Polk County.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ankeny High School's results are within a point of predicted: 79.5% against 80.5%.
In Polk County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,576, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 137 public schools and about 77,436 students.
Ankeny High School's closest public school neighbor is Southview Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Ankeny High School is ahead of the 78.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,337 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 1,375 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 16.5 in 2020-21 to 17.8 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Ankeny High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
503,175
Census ACS
Median income
$83,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
137
77,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ankeny Comm School District
- Ankeny Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Northview Middle SchoolHigh · 1,021 students
- Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,004 students
- Southview Middle SchoolHigh · 913 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 639 students
Other schools in Ankeny
- Ankeny Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Northview Middle SchoolHigh · 1,021 students
- Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,004 students
- Southview Middle SchoolHigh · 913 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 639 students
Nearby schools
- Southview Middle School0.3 mi · 913
- Heritage Elementary0.5 mi · 604
- Southeast Elementary School0.8 mi · 585
- Parkview Middle School1.0 mi · 865
- Terrace Learning Center1.1 mi · 361
- Northwest Elementary School1.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Ankeny High SchoolHow many students attend Ankeny High School?
Ankeny High School enrolls approximately 1,375 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Ankeny High School serve?
Ankeny High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ankeny High School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Ankeny High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ankeny High School?
At Ankeny High School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ankeny High School?
Ankeny High School is overseen by Ankeny Comm School District in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.