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East Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

710 SE 3rd St, Ankeny, IA 50021 · (515) 965-9660 · Part of Ankeny Community School District

Ankeny’s School Grade A better than 88% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
409
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about East Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Ankeny kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Ankeny kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5East Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–72 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

710 SE 3rd St, Ankeny

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten61
Grade 167
Grade 280
Grade 372
Grade 462
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
395’20
394’21
413’22
412’23
409’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 10%Black 8%Asian 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about East Elementary School from Ankeny families.

Other schools in Ankeny Community School District

The district →
Terrace Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Ankeny
361 students22:1
Rock Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ankeny
A
639 students15:1
Heritage Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ankeny
B+
604 students16:1
Northeast Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ankeny
A+
595 students16:1
Southeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ankeny
B
585 students15:1
Westwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ankeny
A
551 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Ankeny’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.