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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANKENY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190369000077
Southeast Elementary School
1005 SE Trilein Dr, Ankeny, IA 50021 · (515) 965-9650 · Polk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
193 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
51%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
76.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
77.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.1% | 77.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.9% | 74.7% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Southeast Elementary School
Southeast Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Elementary School this school | 585 | 33.0% | 72.8% |
| Heritage Elementary Ankeny | 604 | 33.9% | 74.9% |
| East Ridge Elementary Coralville | 442 | 32.4% | 74.4% |
| Rock Creek Elementary Ankeny | 639 | 26.4% | 78.6% |
| Eason Elementary School Waukee | 590 | 28.1% | 79.3% |
| Clay Elementary Altoona | 700 | 36.1% | 71.3% |
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 Southeast Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #282 of 564 | #30 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #262 of 564 ▲ 47 | #29 of 78 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #225 of 564 ▲ 14 | #30 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #43 of 705 | #14 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #415 of 561 | #55 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #206 of 561 | #61 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #460 of 666 | #64 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #211 of 359 | #38 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
585
+90 (+18%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 585 | 40.1 | 14.6:1 | 33% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 27% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 35.9 | 14.5:1 | 30% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 35.8 | 18.4:1 | 28% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 18% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 36 | 19.0:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 19 | 23.4:1 | 9% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 26 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (658 to 585); teachers up 12% (35.8 to 40.1).
About Southeast Elementary School
Southeast Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Iowa, with an address in Ankeny. In all, 585 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 80% more students than the average for elementary schools in Iowa (about 325).
Ankeny Comm School District has 18 schools and 12,746 students, and Southeast Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Southeast Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Iowa, 13.7:1, is lower. Southeast Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 33%. Across public schools in Polk County, the average is 49%.
Southeast Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Southeast Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 72.8% and a predicted 75.4%.
In Polk County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,576, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 137 public schools and about 77,436 students.
East Elementary School is the nearest public school to Southeast Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Southeast Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Southeast Elementary School is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Southeast Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 90 students, from 495 to 585.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Southeast Elementary School. 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
- 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 Southeast Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Southeast Elementary. Southeast Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 17.
- Southeast Elementary SchoolWaverly, IA · 31 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 817 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 816 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolMeridian, MS · 562 students
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.KANSAS CITY, MO · 548 students
Nearby schools
- East Elementary School0.7 mi · 409
- Ankeny High School0.8 mi · 1,375
- Heritage Elementary0.9 mi · 604
- Southview Middle School1.0 mi · 913
- Parkview Middle School1.1 mi · 865
- Terrace Learning Center1.3 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southeast Elementary School?
Southeast Elementary School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Southeast Elementary School serve?
Southeast Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southeast Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southeast Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southeast Elementary School?
At Southeast Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Southeast Elementary School public or private?
Southeast Elementary 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.