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Enrollment
1,375
High
DISTRICT 1,120 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193051001744
Waukee High School
555 SE University Avenue, Waukee, IA 50263 · (515) 987-5163 · Dallas County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
316 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 10 | 460 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 463 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 452 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%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
70.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
68.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.7% | 68.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 73.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 80% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High School
Waukee High School's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee High School this school | 1,375 | 23.0% | 70.1% |
| Johnston Senior High School Johnston | 1,820 | 22.4% | 79.9% |
| Johnston Middle School Johnston | 1,161 | 27.0% | 81.0% |
| Timberline School Waukee | 992 | 26.4% | 74.5% |
| Ames High School Ames | 1,440 | 29.9% | 74.2% |
| Linn-Mar High School Marion | 2,229 | 23.1% | 74.9% |
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 Waukee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #195 of 313 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #191 of 314 ▼ 75 | #8 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #241 of 314 ▼ 86 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,375 | #27 of 340 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #216 of 259 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #31 of 260 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #269 of 320 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #7 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
1,375
-902 (-40%) vs 2020
+437% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,375 | 81.9 | 16.8:1 | 23% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 1,345 | 77.8 | 17.3:1 | 23% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 1,268 | 82.4 | 15.4:1 | 24% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 2,277 | 129 | 17.6:1 | 15% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 1,941 | 113.8 | 17.1:1 | 15% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 1,685 | 106 | 15.9:1 | 13% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 990 | 62 | 16.0:1 | 13% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 49 | 12.1:1 | 4% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 22 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waukee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,941 to 1,375); teachers down 28% (113.8 to 81.9).
About Waukee High School
Waukee High School is a high school with a street address in Waukee, Iowa. Students in grades 10 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,375 students. The school's enrollment is 194% bigger than the 468 average for high schools in Iowa.
Waukee Comm School District has 13,917 students spread across 19 schools.
White students are the majority at Waukee High School, with 63% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Dallas County, the White share is about 84%. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Waukee High School is 81.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.8:1. That is close to the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. About 23% of students, or 316, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 22%.
Waukee High School is a bottom-10% school in Iowa on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 70.1% against a predicted 80.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Dallas County, the median household income is $102,379, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Dallas County is home to 41 public schools and about 22,938 public school students.
Prairieview School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Waukee High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Waukee High School at 8th of 8.
Waukee High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 40% enrollment decrease, from 2,277 in 2020-21 to 1,375 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 708 students
Other schools in Waukee
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Waukee Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
Nearby schools
- Prairieview School0.2 mi · 539
- Waukee Middle School0.4 mi · 867
- South Middle School1.0 mi · 1,092
- Vince Meyer Early Learning Center1.1 mi · 348
- Waukee Elementary School1.3 mi · 706
- Timberline School1.3 mi · 992
Frequently asked questions
About Waukee High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Waukee High School?
Waukee High School enrolls approximately 1,375 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Waukee High School serve?
Waukee High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Waukee High School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Waukee High School.
How diverse is Waukee High School?
Waukee High School reports a student body of 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Waukee High School?
Waukee High School is overseen by Waukee Comm School District in Dallas County.
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