Waukee Middle School

Waukee Middle School operates as a large junior high in Waukee, Iowa, part of Waukee Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 867 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 400 students per school, that is 117% bigger than typical.

Waukee Comm School District comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 13,917 students; Waukee Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Waukee Middle School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Waukee Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Waukee Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $102,379, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,938 students), Waukee Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Waukee High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waukee Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waukee Middle School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 77.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 802 students in 2018 compared to 867 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 76% across the same window.

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