Total enrollment
4,165
+500 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Urbandale Comm School District
Iowa · 4,165 students · 1 city
Urbandale Comm School District's footprint covers 8 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 4,165 (an average of 521 per school).
4-year change in Urbandale Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Urbandale Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #96 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,165 | #23 of 234 | #2,331 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #39 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #123 of 234 | #4,310 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 40.0% | #91 of 234 | #5,514 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #13 of 119 | #1,880 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 Urbandale Comm School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Webster Elementary School at 85.0% proficient to Olmsted Elementary School at 67.9%, a gap of 17.2 points. That is the 28th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 3,075 to 2,945 students (down 4%) and from 197 to 205 full-time teachers (up 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbandale High School | Urbandale | High | 09-12 | 1,301 |
| Urbandale Middle School | Urbandale | Middle | 06-08 | 892 |
| Olmsted Elementary School | Urbandale | Elementary | PK-05 | 622 |
| Valerius Elementary School | Urbandale | Elementary | PK-05 | 598 |
| Webster Elementary School | Urbandale | Elementary | PK-05 | 519 |
| Karen Acres Elementary School | Urbandale | Elementary | KG-05 | 233 |
| Karen Acres Elementary School | Urbandale | Combined | M-M | · |
| Valerius Elementary School | Urbandale | Combined | M-M | · |
About Urbandale Comm School District
Urbandale Comm School District is a sparse Iowa school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 4,165.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Urbandale Comm School District covers 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Urbandale Comm School District runs about 521 students per school, 39% higher than the state mean of roughly 376.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 14%: 3,665 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,165 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Urbandale Comm School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.