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Enrollment
639
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANKENY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190369002213
Rock Creek Elementary
3800 NW Abilene Rd, Ankeny, IA 50023 · (515) 965-9629 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
169 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
47%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
77.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
81.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.5% | 81.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 81.8% |
% 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
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Rock Creek Elementary
Rock Creek Elementary's state test result (78.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Elementary this school | 639 | 26.4% | 78.6% |
| Eason Elementary School Waukee | 590 | 28.1% | 79.3% |
| Southeast Elementary School Ankeny | 585 | 33.0% | 72.8% |
| East Ridge Elementary Coralville | 442 | 32.4% | 74.4% |
| Heritage Elementary Grimes | 530 | 20.2% | N/A |
| Waukee Elementary School Waukee | 706 | 20.5% | 81.7% |
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 Rock Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #158 of 564 | #18 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #180 of 564 ▼ 15 | #20 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #195 of 564 ▼ 116 | #26 of 78 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #23 of 705 | #6 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #466 of 561 | #66 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #238 of 561 | #66 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #541 of 666 | #69 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #268 of 359 | #44 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 2024-25Enrollment
639
-69 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 639 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 26% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 18% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 43.9 | 16.7:1 | 18% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 11% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 39.1 | 17.4:1 | 13% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 32 | 21.8:1 | 5% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (681 to 639); teachers up 7% (39.1 to 42).
About Rock Creek Elementary
Rock Creek Elementary is a large elementary school located in Ankeny, Iowa. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 639 students. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students, so this school is 97% bigger than average.
Rock Creek Elementary is part of a district of 18 schools: Ankeny Comm School District, with 12,746 students.
By race and ethnicity, Rock Creek Elementary is 71% White. It is also 12% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By the diversity index, Rock Creek Elementary comes in at 47%.
The count of teachers at Rock Creek Elementary is 42 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.2:1. Among elementary schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. The school counts 169 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 26%. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in Polk County.
Rock Creek Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 78.7% at Rock Creek Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 78.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Polk County, median household income is about $83,576, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Rock Creek Elementary is one of 137 public schools in Polk County, which together enroll about 77,436 students.
The closest public school to Rock Creek Elementary is Ankeny Centennial High School, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 81.0%, higher than Rock Creek Elementary's 78.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Rock Creek Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 708 in 2020-21 and 639 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 15.2:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Rock Creek Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Rock Creek Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Rock Creek Elementary. Rock Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Rock Creek ElementaryMaple Valley, WA · 686 students
- ROCK CREEK ELEMENTARYTWIN FALLS, ID · 601 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryRocklin, CA · 416 students
- Rock Creek ElementaryEstill Springs, TN · 410 students
- ROCK CREEK ELEM.O'FALLON, MO · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Ankeny Centennial High School0.9 mi · 1,470
- Ashland Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 548
- Westwood Elementary School1.8 mi · 551
- Prairie Ridge Middle School1.8 mi · 1,004
- Northview Middle School2.0 mi · 1,021
- Northwest Elementary School2.2 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Creek ElementaryHow large is Rock Creek Elementary?
Rock Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 639 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rock Creek Elementary serve?
Rock Creek Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock Creek Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rock Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Rock Creek Elementary are roughly 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Rock Creek Elementary public or private?
Rock Creek 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.