Total enrollment
12,746
+558 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Ankeny Comm School District
Iowa · 12,746 students · 1 city
Ankeny Comm School District in Iowa operates 18 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 12,746 students (around 708 per school).
4-year change in Ankeny Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ankeny Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #32 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,746 | #7 of 234 | #690 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #8 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #212 of 234 | #6,025 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 21.4% | #205 of 234 | #7,333 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #45 of 119 | #3,912 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Ankeny Comm School District
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Prairie Trail Elementary at 90.2% proficient to Northwest Elementary School at 70.2%, a gap of 20.0 points. That is the 22nd widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 11,231 to 11,336 students (up 1%) and from 634 to 735 full-time teachers (up 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankeny Centennial High School | Ankeny | High | 10-12 | 1,470 |
| Ankeny High School | Ankeny | High | 10-12 | 1,375 |
| Northview Middle School | Ankeny | High | 08-09 | 1,021 |
| Prairie Ridge Middle School | Ankeny | Middle | 06-07 | 1,004 |
| Southview Middle School | Ankeny | High | 08-09 | 913 |
| Parkview Middle School | Ankeny | Middle | 06-07 | 865 |
| Rock Creek Elementary | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 639 |
| Heritage Elementary | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 604 |
| Northeast Elementary | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 595 |
| Southeast Elementary School | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 585 |
| Westwood Elementary School | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 551 |
| Ashland Ridge Elementary | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 548 |
| Prairie Trail Elementary | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 526 |
| Crocker Elementary School | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 489 |
| Abbie Grove Elementary | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 445 |
| East Elementary School | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 409 |
| Terrace Learning Center | Ankeny | Elementary | PK-PK | 361 |
| Northwest Elementary School | Ankeny | Elementary | KG-05 | 346 |
About Ankeny Comm School District
Across 18 schools, Ankeny Comm School District hosts about 12,746 students in Iowa. By footprint it is a middle-population district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Ankeny Comm School District is built around 12 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Ankeny Comm School District runs about 708 students per school, 88% higher than the state mean of roughly 376.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 12,746 students, climbed 5% from the 12,188 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 17 to 18 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Ankeny Comm School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.