Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0Saylorville’s public schools outscore 81% of Iowa districts
76% of students in Saylorville’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Iowa average (64%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Saylorville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Iowa, not nationally.
From Iowa state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Saylorville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 132 Iowa towns with household incomes within a quarter of Saylorville’s, its schools beat 62%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 81% and math 76% across both districts in spring 2022, against 70% and 64% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Saydel spends $14,342 per student and Ankeny $12,631, against $13,713 across Iowa (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Cottontail Creek Montessori School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Saylorville’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Iowa school districts, #29 of 140 Iowa towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Iowa average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Saylorville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Saylorville · depends on your address
Cornell Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 555 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Des Moines
Terrace Learning Center
Grades PK · 361 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
6th grade in Saylorville · depends on your address
Prairie Ridge Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 1,004 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Parkview Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 865 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Woodside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 396 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Des Moines
7th grade in Saylorville · depends on your address
Prairie Ridge Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 1,004 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Parkview Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 865 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Woodside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 396 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Des Moines
8th grade in Saylorville · depends on your address
Northview Middle School
Grades 8–9 · 1,021 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Southview Middle School
Grades 8–9 · 913 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Woodside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 396 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Des Moines
9th grade in Saylorville · depends on your address
Northview Middle School
Grades 8–9 · 1,021 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Southview Middle School
Grades 8–9 · 913 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Saydel High School
Grades 9–12 · 458 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Des Moines
10th grade in Saylorville · depends on your address
Ankeny Centennial High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,470 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Ankeny High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,375 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Saydel High School
Grades 9–12 · 458 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Des Moines
11th grade in Saylorville · depends on your address
Ankeny Centennial High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,470 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Ankeny High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,375 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Saydel High School
Grades 9–12 · 458 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Des Moines
12th grade in Saylorville · depends on your address
Ankeny Centennial High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,470 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Ankeny High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,375 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Ankeny
Saydel High School
Grades 9–12 · 458 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Des Moines
Saylorville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Saydel Community School District). From grade PK, students attend the Ankeny Community School District, shared with Ankeny. Its elementary school is in Ankeny. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Saylorville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Saylorville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Saylorville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Saylorville | A− | Saydel PK–12 · Ankeny PK–12 |
| Ankeny | A | Ankeny |
Every school in Saylorville
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Saylorville’s schools
Are Saylorville’s schools good?
By Iowa’s own tests, yes: the public schools Saylorville children attend outscore 81% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #29 of 140 Iowa towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Saylorville in?
Two districts: Saydel Community School District runs grades PK–12, and Ankeny Community School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Ankeny.
Where do Saylorville kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Ankeny Centennial High School, Ankeny High School and Saydel High School.
What is Saylorville’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Ankeny Community School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Iowa.
How much does Saylorville spend per student?
$14,342 in Saydel Community School District and $12,631 in Ankeny Community School District (FY2024), against $13,713 across Iowa. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Saylorville?
Yes: Cottontail Creek Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 89 students).
Parents talk
What Saylorville families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Saylorville → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.