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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANKENY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190369000148

Northeast Elementary

1705 NE Trilein Dr, Ankeny, IA 50021 · (515) 965-9620 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 325
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
75 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9215%
Grade 18915%
Grade 29416%
Grade 39616%
Grade 411619%
Grade 510818%

This year's kindergarten class (92) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).

Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48% · US 70%
White
48481%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
285%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
173%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
305%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
366%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
31252%
Female
28348%

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
85.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
85.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

ISASP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2585.5%85.8%
2023-2486.7%87.9%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Northeast Elementary

Northeast Elementary's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Northeast Elementary this school59512.6%83.9%
Ashland Ridge Elementary
Ankeny
54814.1%82.2%
Helen A Hansen Elementary School
Cedar Falls
56912.7%87.8%
Shuler Elementary School
Clive
5926.6%87.6%
Walnut Hills Elementary School
Urbandale
7087.1%91.1%
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary
Cedar Falls
47210.4%90.7%
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 Northeast Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IowaIn Polk County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
83.9%#63 of 564#6 of 78
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
85.8%#106 of 564
▼ 44
#9 of 78
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
85.5%#60 of 564
▼ 29
#8 of 78
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
595#38 of 705#13 of 89
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#493 of 561#70 of 86
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
32.9%#317 of 561#78 of 86
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
12.6%#640 of 666#83 of 89
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.7%#273 of 359#45 of 64
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 2024-25
Enrollment
595
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255953815.7:113% (75)
2023-246314015.8:19% (58)
2022-2365538.916.8:110% (68)
2020-216303617.5:16% (35)
2017-1863134.418.3:16% (38)
2015-166743419.8:15% (37)
2010-115933915.2:16% (35)
2000-015121828.4:14% (20)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (631 to 595); teachers up 11% (34.4 to 38).

About Northeast Elementary

Northeast Elementary is a large elementary school located in Ankeny, Iowa. The school had 595 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 83% larger than that.

Federal data list 18 schools in Ankeny Comm School District, with 12,746 students enrolled.

The large majority of students at Northeast Elementary, 81%, are White. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Northeast Elementary has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Teacher staffing is 38 full-time equivalents, or about 15.7 students per teacher. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 13%. For comparison, public schools in Polk County average 49%.

Northeast Elementary scores 83.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 85.6%.

County data help place the school in context: in Polk County, median household income is about $83,576, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Polk County number 137 and enroll about 77,436.

The nearest other public school, Northview Middle School, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Northeast Elementary. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Northeast Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

Northeast Elementary had 630 students in 2020-21 and 595 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2020-21 to 15.7:1 in 2024-25.

The Northeast Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Polk County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Northeast Elementary
District
Ankeny Comm School District
Address
1705 NE Trilein Dr, Ankeny, IA 50021
Phone
(515) 965-9620
County
Polk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
595
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
75 (13%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
190369000148
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Ankeny Comm School District
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24 other US public schools in 17 states are named Northeast Elementary. Northeast Elementary is the 4th largest of the 25.

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Frequently asked questions

About Northeast Elementary
How large is Northeast Elementary?
Northeast Elementary enrolls approximately 595 students in grades KG-05.
Is Northeast Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northeast Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Northeast Elementary have?
Northeast Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Northeast Elementary?
Student demographics at Northeast Elementary are roughly 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Northeast Elementary public or private?
Northeast Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ankeny Comm School District.
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