Total enrollment
13,917
+2,136 (+18%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Waukee Comm School District
Iowa · 13,917 students · 4 cities
Public K-12 education in Waukee Comm School District runs across 20 schools with combined enrollment of about 13,917 students, averaging 696 per school.
4-year change in Waukee Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
+5 (+36%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Waukee Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #39 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,917 | #5 of 234 | #612 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #7 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #228 of 234 | #6,459 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 19.2% | #212 of 234 | #7,478 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #23 of 119 | #2,707 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 Waukee Comm School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Walnut Hills Elementary School at 91.1% proficient to Waukee High School at 70.1%, a gap of 21.0 points. That is the 19th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 10,415 to 9,874 students (down 5%) and from 644 to 655 full-time teachers (up 2%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest High School | Waukee | High | 10-12 | 1,574 |
| Waukee High School | Waukee | High | 10-12 | 1,375 |
| South Middle School | Waukee | Middle | 06-07 | 1,092 |
| Timberline School | Waukee | High | 08-09 | 992 |
| Waukee Middle School | Waukee | Middle | 06-08 | 867 |
| Trailridge School | Waukee | Middle | 06-08 | 754 |
| Walnut Hills Elementary School | Urbandale | Elementary | KG-05 | 708 |
| Waukee Elementary School | Waukee | Elementary | KG-05 | 706 |
| Grant Ragan Elementary School | Waukee | Elementary | KG-05 | 666 |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School | Waukee | Elementary | KG-05 | 630 |
| Brookview Elementary School | West Des Moines | Elementary | KG-05 | 592 |
| Shuler Elementary School | Clive | Elementary | KG-05 | 592 |
| Eason Elementary School | Waukee | Elementary | KG-05 | 590 |
| Woodland Hills Elementary School | West Des Moines | Elementary | KG-05 | 578 |
| Maple Grove Elementary School | West Des Moines | Elementary | KG-05 | 577 |
| Prairieview School | Waukee | High | 09-09 | 539 |
| Waterford Elementary School | Urbandale | Elementary | KG-05 | 464 |
| Vince Meyer Early Learning Center | Waukee | Elementary | PK-PK | 348 |
| Radiant Elementary School | Urbandale | Elementary | KG-05 | 273 |
| North Middle School | Waukee | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Waukee Comm School District
Across 20 schools, Waukee Comm School District educates about 13,917 students in Iowa. By footprint it is a mid-sized district.
For a sense of the school types, Waukee Comm School District consists of 13 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 696 in this district, higher than the Iowa typical of 376.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 13,917 students, increased 18% from the 11,781 reported in SY 2020-21. Waukee Comm School District now counts 19 public schools, up from 14 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Waukee Comm School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.