Rock Creek Elementary

As an expansive elementary campus in Ankeny, Iowa, Rock Creek Elementary enrolls 639 students from grades K through 5, part of Ankeny Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 97% larger than the state mean of about 325.

Across the 18 schools in Ankeny Comm School District (12,746 students total), Rock Creek Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rock Creek Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder reads as 12% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, Rock Creek Elementary has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at Rock Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Polk County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Rock Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Polk County shows median household income runs about $83,576, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Rock Creek Elementary is one of 137 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 77,436 students).

Ankeny Centennial High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rock Creek Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rock Creek Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 81.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rock Creek Elementary's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 681 (now 639). The White share of enrollment edged down from 87% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.