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What's the most underrated thing about Heritage Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANKENY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190369002269
Heritage Elementary
301 SW Prairie Trail Pky, Ankeny, IA 50023 · (515) 965-9645 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
205 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
81.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.8% | 81.3% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 78.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Heritage Elementary
Heritage Elementary's state test result (74.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary this school | 604 | 33.9% | 74.9% |
| Southeast Elementary School Ankeny | 585 | 33.0% | 72.8% |
| Four Mile Elementary Pleasant Hill | 495 | 37.8% | 77.3% |
| Jordan Creek Elementary School West Des Moines | 652 | 33.4% | 82.2% |
| Westridge Elementary West Des Moines | 744 | 39.5% | 80.7% |
| Carlisle Elementary School Carlisle | 715 | 29.9% | 77.3% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Heritage Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #243 of 564 | #26 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #191 of 564 ▲ 37 | #22 of 78 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #167 of 564 ▲ 33 | #20 of 78 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #34 of 705 | #10 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #502 of 561 | #74 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #214 of 561 | #63 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #445 of 666 | #61 of 89 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
604
+74 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 604 | 38.1 | 15.9:1 | 34% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 25% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 34.9 | 17.5:1 | 30% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 23% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary.
About Heritage Elementary
As a large elementary school, Heritage Elementary serves students in Ankeny, Iowa. Enrollment stands at 604 students, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 86% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Federal data list 18 schools in Ankeny Comm School District, with 12,746 students enrolled.
More than half of enrollment at Heritage Elementary is White: 69%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The diversity index for Heritage Elementary is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. The school has 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. In all, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Polk County averages 49%, higher than here.
In Iowa, Heritage Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 74.9% actual against a predicted 75.0%.
In Polk County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,576, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 137 public schools and about 77,436 students.
The closest school to Heritage Elementary is Ankeny High School, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Heritage Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 74.9% is below the 79.0% average for nearby schools.
Heritage Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school grew from 530 students in 2020-21 to 604 in 2024-25.
The Heritage Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
503,175
Census ACS
Median income
$83,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
137
77,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ankeny Comm School District
- Ankeny Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Ankeny High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- Northview Middle SchoolHigh · 1,021 students
- Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,004 students
- Southview Middle SchoolHigh · 913 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
Other schools in Ankeny
- Ankeny Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Ankeny High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- Northview Middle SchoolHigh · 1,021 students
- Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,004 students
- Southview Middle SchoolHigh · 913 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary is the 12th largest of the 48.
- Heritage ElementaryGrimes, IA · 530 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 1,039 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 869 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 832 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENACRES, FL · 817 students
Nearby schools
- Ankeny High School0.5 mi · 1,375
- Southview Middle School0.7 mi · 913
- Southeast Elementary School0.9 mi · 585
- Prairie Trail Elementary1.4 mi · 526
- Parkview Middle School1.5 mi · 865
- East Elementary School1.5 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage ElementaryHow many students attend Heritage Elementary?
Heritage Elementary enrolls approximately 604 students in grades KG-05.
Is Heritage Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heritage Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heritage Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Heritage Elementary?
Heritage Elementary reports a student body of 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Heritage Elementary public or private?
Heritage Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ankeny Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.