East Elementary School

East Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Ankeny, Iowa, part of Ankeny Comm School District. The school works with 409 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so East Elementary School sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Ankeny Comm School District, which oversees 18 schools and 12,746 students, East Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, East Elementary School shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, East Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 46% of students at East Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, East Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.8%; this one delivers 70.9%.

Across the wider county, Polk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,576 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Polk County runs 137 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,436 students), of which East Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southeast Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 80.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Elementary School has edged down 4%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for East Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.