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Heritage Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

301 SW Prairie Trail Pky, Ankeny, IA 50023 · (515) 965-9645 · Part of Ankeny Community School District

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

Directions
Students
604
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Heritage Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 14% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ankeny kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Heritage ElementaryYou are here
6–72 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

301 SW Prairie Trail Pky, Ankeny

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten113
Grade 195
Grade 2107
Grade 3104
Grade 490
Grade 595
Enrollment over time
530’20
551’21
610’22
599’23
604’24

Up 14% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 15%Black 6%Two or more races 6%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Heritage Elementary 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
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
Ashland Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ankeny
A
548 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.