Ashland Ridge Elementary

Ashland Ridge Elementary is one of the substantial elementary campuss in Ankeny, Iowa, operated by Ankeny Comm School District, with 548 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 69% larger than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Ankeny Comm School District runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 12,746 students. Ashland Ridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ashland Ridge Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. Compared to Polk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Ashland Ridge Elementary logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Ashland Ridge Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ashland Ridge Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 84.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Polk County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $83,576 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ashland Ridge Elementary is one of 137 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 77,436 students).

The closest other public school is Ankeny Centennial High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ashland Ridge Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ashland Ridge Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 81.3%.

Ashland Ridge Elementary operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 663 students in 2018 compared to 548 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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