Grant Ragan Elementary School

Grant Ragan Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary-level community in Waukee, Iowa, run under Waukee Comm School District, enrolls 666 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 105% bigger than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Grant Ragan Elementary School is one of 19 schools operated by Waukee Comm School District, a district that caters to 13,917 students overall.

On demographics, Grant Ragan Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Grant Ragan Elementary School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Grant Ragan Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.8%; this one delivers 78.7%.

In the broader community, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $102,379, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Dallas County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,938 students), Grant Ragan Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Shuler Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grant Ragan Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 82.2%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Grant Ragan Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 712 (now 666). The White share of enrollment declined from 80% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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