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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Waukee Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193051001742
Waukee Elementary School
850 6th St, Waukee, IA 50263 · (515) 987-5193 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
145 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
53%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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
86.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.8pp 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 86 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 | 84.0% | 86.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.3% | 83.3% |
% 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Waukee Elementary School
Waukee Elementary School's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee Elementary School this school | 706 | 20.5% | 81.7% |
| Webster Elementary School Urbandale | 519 | 23.9% | 85.0% |
| Grant Ragan Elementary School Waukee | 666 | 28.2% | 78.7% |
| Southdale Elementary School Cedar Falls | 539 | 22.1% | 81.4% |
| Rock Creek Elementary Ankeny | 639 | 26.4% | 78.6% |
| Ashland Ridge Elementary Ankeny | 548 | 14.1% | 82.2% |
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 Waukee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #106 of 564 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #99 of 564 ▲ 39 | #8 of 15 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #80 of 564 ▲ 10 | #6 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #10 of 705 | #3 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #485 of 561 | #13 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #198 of 561 | #9 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.5% | #589 of 666 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #271 of 359 | #8 of 9 |
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
706
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 706 | 45.6 | 15.5:1 | 21% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 46.9 | 15.2:1 | 22% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 44.2 | 15.4:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 15% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 44.9 | 16.8:1 | 16% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 26% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 20% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 47 | 19.4:1 | 13% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 18 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waukee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (753 to 706); teachers up 2% (44.9 to 45.6).
About Waukee Elementary School
Waukee Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Waukee, Iowa. It enrolled 706 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students each.
Within Waukee Comm School District, Waukee Elementary School is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 13,917 students.
Waukee Elementary School's enrollment is 67% White. Next come 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. That compares with about 84% White among all Dallas County residents. By the diversity index, Waukee Elementary School comes in at 53%.
Its teaching staff equals 45.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 21%. That is close to the 22% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 81.7% at Waukee Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.7%.
Among Dallas County residents, median household income is about $102,379, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 41 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,938.
The closest public school, Vince Meyer Early Learning Center, is about 0.3 miles from Waukee Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Waukee Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Waukee Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (720) to 2024-25 (706).
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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
Nearby schools
- Vince Meyer Early Learning Center0.3 mi · 348
- Waukee Middle School0.9 mi · 867
- Waukee High School1.3 mi · 1,375
- Northwest High School1.4 mi · 1,574
- Prairieview School1.5 mi · 539
- South Middle School1.8 mi · 1,092
Frequently asked questions
About Waukee Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Waukee Elementary School?
Waukee Elementary School enrolls approximately 706 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Waukee Elementary School serve?
Waukee Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waukee Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waukee Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waukee Elementary School?
At Waukee Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Waukee Elementary School?
Waukee Elementary School is overseen by Waukee Comm School District in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.