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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Prairieview School this year?
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Enrollment
539
High
DISTRICT 1,120 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193051000931
Prairieview School
655 SE University Ave, Waukee, IA 50263 · (515) 987-2770 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–09HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
77 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 9 | 539 | 100% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Waukee Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.2% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.4% | 77.8% |
% 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
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Prairieview School
Prairieview School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieview School this school | 539 | 14.3% | 79.0% |
| Northwest High School Waukee | 1,574 | 11.6% | 80.1% |
| Northview Middle School Ankeny | 1,021 | 17.1% | 85.7% |
| Southview Middle School Ankeny | 913 | 27.5% | 83.7% |
| Gilbert High School Gilbert | 509 | 5.7% | 92.0% |
| Ankeny Centennial High School Ankeny | 1,470 | 16.5% | 81.3% |
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 Prairieview School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #80 of 313 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #106 of 314 ▼ 44 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #69 of 314 ▼ 13 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #83 of 340 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #159 of 259 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #63 of 260 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.3% | #307 of 320 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #11 of 125 | N/A |
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
539
-380 (-41%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 539 | 35.8 | 15.1:1 | 14% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 1,078 | 63.6 | 16.9:1 | 13% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 1,039 | 60.4 | 17.2:1 | 13% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 919 | 58 | 15.8:1 | 11% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 41.6 | 17.4:1 | 11% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 46 | 13.4:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 13% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairieview School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (726 to 539); teachers down 14% (41.6 to 35.8).
About Prairieview School
Prairieview School is a mid-sized high school with its address in Waukee, Iowa. It offers grade 9 and has 539 students enrolled.
Enrollment across the 19 schools in Waukee Comm School District totals 13,917 students.
At Prairieview School, 72% of students are White. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Dallas County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Prairieview School reported 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1. There are 77 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 14% of enrollment. That rate is below the 22% average among public schools in Dallas County.
Prairieview School is 5.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (79.0% versus 84.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
The school's county is Dallas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $102,379, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County's 41 public schools enroll about 22,938 students and include Prairieview School.
Waukee High School is about 0.2 miles from Prairieview School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 78.3% proficiency; Prairieview School posts 79.0%.
Prairieview School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Prairieview School had 919 students in 2020-21 and 539 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukee Comm School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Waukee High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other schools in Waukee
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Waukee High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other Prairieview schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Prairieview. Prairieview School is the largest of the 3.
- Prairieview SchoolHainesville, IL · 400 students
- Prairieview SchoolBATTLE CREEK, MI · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Waukee High School0.2 mi · 1,375
- Waukee Middle School0.6 mi · 867
- South Middle School1.0 mi · 1,092
- Maple Grove Elementary School1.3 mi · 577
- Timberline School1.3 mi · 992
- Vince Meyer Early Learning Center1.3 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Prairieview SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prairieview School?
Prairieview School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades 09-09.
What grades does Prairieview School serve?
Prairieview School serves grades 09-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairieview School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairieview School is approximately 15.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Prairieview School?
Student demographics at Prairieview School are roughly 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairieview School?
Prairieview School is overseen by Waukee Comm School District in Dallas County.
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