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Enrollment
865
Middle
DISTRICT 935 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANKENY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190369000073
Parkview Middle School
105 NW Pleasant St, Ankeny, IA 50023 · (515) 965-9640 · Polk County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Iowa public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
236 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 415 | 48% |
| Grade 7 | 450 | 52% |
Student demographics
46%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
88.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
83.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 | 88.0% | 83.7% |
| 2023-24 | 88.7% | 83.1% |
% 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
85.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Parkview Middle School
Parkview Middle School's state test result (85.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Middle School this school | 865 | 27.3% | 85.9% |
| Excelsior Middle School Marion | 594 | 28.5% | 81.1% |
| Clear Creek Amana Middle School Tiffin | 702 | 27.6% | 78.5% |
| Boulder Peak Intermediate School Marion | 613 | 31.5% | 71.4% |
| Holmes Junior High School Cedar Falls | 628 | 25.2% | 85.3% |
| Carlisle Middle School Carlisle | 518 | 30.1% | 70.1% |
Matched among Iowa middle 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 Parkview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #23 of 224 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #47 of 224 ▼ 7 | #2 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #28 of 224 ▼ 2 | #2 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #18 of 246 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #95 of 180 | #7 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #72 of 180 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #181 of 237 | #16 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #89 of 103 | #14 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
865
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 865 | 60.4 | 14.3:1 | 27% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 875 | 60.9 | 14.4:1 | 19% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 867 | 61.9 | 14.0:1 | 23% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 871 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 16% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 54.1 | 16.5:1 | 19% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 849 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 15% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 1,300 | 76 | 17.1:1 | 13% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 61 | 15.0:1 | 10% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 39 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (894 to 865); teachers up 12% (54.1 to 60.4).
About Parkview Middle School
Parkview Middle School is a large middle school in Ankeny, Iowa, under Ankeny Comm School District. The school runs grades 6 through 7 and enrolls 865 students. Middle schools in Iowa have about 400 students on average; enrollment here is 116% higher.
Ankeny Comm School District enrolls 12,746 students in 18 schools, including Parkview Middle School.
The share of White students at Parkview Middle School is 72%, a majority. The school is also 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put Polk County at about 76% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Parkview Middle School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Parkview Middle School, there are about 14.3 students; the school has 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Iowa, 15.2:1, is higher. There are 236 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 27% of enrollment. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Polk County, the school's rate is lower.
Parkview Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Iowa public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Parkview Middle School would be expected to post about 78.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 85.9%.
In Polk County, home to about 503,175 people, the median household earns about $83,576 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Polk County number 137, with about 77,436 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Parkview Middle School from the closest public school, Terrace Learning Center. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Parkview Middle School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 871 students in 2020-21 and 865 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Parkview Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 639 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
- Rock Creek ElementaryElementary · 639 students
Other Parkview Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Parkview Middle. Parkview Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Parkview MiddleGreen Bay, WI · 747 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolJeffersonville, IN · 656 students
- Parkview MiddleArmona, CA · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Terrace Learning Center0.1 mi · 361
- Northwest Elementary School0.6 mi · 346
- Northview Middle School0.6 mi · 1,021
- Prairie Ridge Middle School0.6 mi · 1,004
- East Elementary School0.7 mi · 409
- Southview Middle School0.9 mi · 913
Frequently asked questions
About Parkview Middle SchoolHow many students attend Parkview Middle School?
Parkview Middle School enrolls approximately 865 students in grades 06-07.
What grades does Parkview Middle School serve?
Parkview Middle School serves grades 06-07.
How many teachers does Parkview Middle School have?
Parkview Middle School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Parkview Middle School?
Parkview Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Parkview Middle School public or private?
Parkview Middle School 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.