1
Enrollment
867
Middle
DISTRICT 904 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193051001743
Waukee Middle School
905 S. Warrior Lane, Waukee, IA 50263 · (515) 987-5177 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL867 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
139 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 229 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 316 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 322 | 37% |
Student demographics
40%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Waukee Middle School→Prairieview School
Based on grade levels within Waukee Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
90.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
85.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 90 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 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.3% | 85.9% |
| 2023-24 | 87.6% | 81.5% |
% 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
85.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Middle School
Waukee Middle School's state test result (85.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee Middle School this school | 867 | 16.0% | 85.9% |
| Trailridge School Waukee | 754 | 12.1% | 85.8% |
| Peet Junior High School Cedar Falls | 695 | 20.3% | 84.1% |
| Prairie Ridge Middle School Ankeny | 1,004 | 17.6% | 83.6% |
| Parkview Middle School Ankeny | 865 | 27.3% | 85.9% |
| Gilbert Middle School Gilbert | 408 | 9.3% | 93.4% |
Matched among Iowa middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #22 of 224 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #29 of 224 ▲ 24 | #5 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.3% | #15 of 224 ▲ 18 | #3 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 867 | #17 of 246 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #48 of 180 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #78 of 180 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #224 of 237 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #29 of 61 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
867
-110 (-11%) vs 2020
+167% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 867 | 65.1 | 13.3:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 60.2 | 11.7:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 1,069 | 67.9 | 15.7:1 | 12% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 977 | 66 | 14.8:1 | 10% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 802 | 56.6 | 14.2:1 | 11% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 51 | 13.5:1 | 10% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 58 | 12.9:1 | 13% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 46 | 11.4:1 | 8% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | 21 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waukee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (802 to 867); teachers up 15% (56.6 to 65.1).
About Waukee Middle School
Waukee Middle School is a large middle school in Iowa, with an address in Waukee. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 867 students. Middle schools in Iowa have about 400 students on average; enrollment here is 117% higher.
Waukee Comm School District is the local district for Waukee Middle School. It runs 19 schools with 13,917 students.
The student body at Waukee Middle School is 76% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
The school lists 65.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The average for middle schools in Iowa, 15.2:1, is higher. A total of 139 students, or 16%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Waukee Middle School is +2.0 points: 85.9% actual, 83.9% predicted.
The school is in Dallas County, where the median household earns about $102,379 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Waukee Middle School shares Dallas County with 40 other public schools.
Waukee High School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Waukee Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Waukee Middle School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Waukee Middle School had a net loss of 110 students, or 11%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
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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
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 708 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
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Waukee Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
Nearby schools
- Waukee High School0.4 mi · 1,375
- Prairieview School0.6 mi · 539
- Vince Meyer Early Learning Center0.7 mi · 348
- Waukee Elementary School0.9 mi · 706
- South Middle School1.3 mi · 1,092
- Grant Ragan Elementary School1.4 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Waukee Middle SchoolHow many students attend Waukee Middle School?
Waukee Middle School enrolls approximately 867 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Waukee Middle School serve?
Waukee Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Waukee Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Waukee Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Waukee Middle School?
Student demographics at Waukee Middle School are roughly 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Waukee Middle School in?
Waukee Middle School is part of Waukee Comm School District.
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