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What's one thing Northview Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,021
High
DISTRICT 1,195 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANKENY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190369000380
Northview Middle School
1302 N Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50023 · (515) 965-9700 · Polk County
GRADES 08–09HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,021 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
175 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 521 | 51% |
| Grade 9 | 500 | 49% |
Student demographics
36%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
92.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.9% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 82.6% |
% 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
85.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Northview Middle School
Northview Middle School's state test result (85.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northview Middle School this school | 1,021 | 17.1% | 85.7% |
| Ankeny Centennial High School Ankeny | 1,470 | 16.5% | 81.3% |
| Dallas Center-Grimes High School Grimes | 1,073 | 17.8% | 75.7% |
| Cedar Falls High School Cedar Falls | 1,333 | 20.7% | 79.5% |
| Pella High School Pella | 801 | 14.6% | 88.5% |
| Ankeny High School Ankeny | 1,375 | 23.0% | 79.5% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 Northview Middle School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #14 of 313 | #1 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #30 of 314 ▼ 5 | #1 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.9% | #7 of 314 no change | #1 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,021 | #43 of 340 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #168 of 259 | #4 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #83 of 260 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #300 of 320 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.3% | #41 of 133 | #5 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,021
+76 (+8%) vs 2020
+26% since 2000-01, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,021 | 66.4 | 15.4:1 | 17% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 1,021 | 68.9 | 14.8:1 | 16% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 1,065 | 61.9 | 17.2:1 | 17% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 945 | 59 | 16.0:1 | 11% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 856 | 49 | 17.5:1 | 12% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 801 | 48 | 16.7:1 | 9% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 1,208 | 77 | 15.7:1 | 9% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 808 | 51 | 15.8:1 | 10% (81) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (856 to 1,021); teachers up 36% (49 to 66.4).
About Northview Middle School
Students in Ankeny, Iowa, attend Northview Middle School, a large high school. There are 1,021 students enrolled, covering grades 8 through 9. Across high schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 468.
Northview Middle School is a school in Ankeny Comm School District. The district has 18 schools and 12,746 students.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at Northview Middle School. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Polk County, where about 76% of residents are White. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Northview Middle School are from different groups.
There are 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Northview Middle School, giving a ratio of 15.4:1. High schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 17.3:1. By family income, 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in Polk County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Northview Middle School would score about 83.4%. It scores 85.7%, 2.3 points above that figure.
Census data for Polk County show the median household earns about $83,576 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Northview Middle School, Polk County has 137 public schools.
Northview Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Terrace Learning Center, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Northview Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Northview Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 8% across 4 years, from 945 in 2020-21 to 1,021 in 2024-25.
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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
- Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,004 students
- Southview Middle SchoolHigh · 913 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 639 students
Other schools in Ankeny
- Ankeny Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Ankeny High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,004 students
- Southview Middle SchoolHigh · 913 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 639 students
Other Northview Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Northview Middle. Northview Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Northview Middle SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 1,019 students
- Northview MiddleHickory, NC · 481 students
- Northview Middle SchoolNewbern, TN · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Terrace Learning Center0.5 mi · 361
- Parkview Middle School0.6 mi · 865
- Prairie Ridge Middle School0.6 mi · 1,004
- Northeast Elementary0.7 mi · 595
- Northwest Elementary School0.9 mi · 346
- East Elementary School1.0 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Northview Middle SchoolHow many students attend Northview Middle School?
Northview Middle School enrolls approximately 1,021 students in grades 08-09.
Is Northview Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northview Middle School is a high school covering grades 08-09.
How many students per teacher at Northview Middle School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Northview Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Northview Middle School?
Student demographics at Northview Middle School are roughly 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Northview Middle School in?
Northview Middle School is part of Ankeny Comm School District.
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