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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Ankeny Comm School District

This page covers 10 elementary schools in Ankeny Comm School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 10
1
rank
Crocker Elementary School
Grades KG–05500 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
60
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
2
rank
Northwest Elementary School
Grades KG–05354 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
34%
Low economic need
3
rank
Prairie Trail Elementary
Grades KG–05571 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
4
rank
Westwood Elementary School
Grades KG–05642 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
5
rank
Rock Creek Elementary
Grades KG–05732 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
6
rank
Southeast Elementary School
Grades KG–05520 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
7
rank
Northeast Elementary
Grades KG–05655 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
8
rank
East Elementary School
Grades KG–05413 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
9
rank
Heritage Elementary
Grades KG–05610 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
10
rank
Ashland Ridge Elementary
Grades KG–05759 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
20.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,014
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
10
Elementary Schools
17
Total Schools
60
#1 Score
55
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.