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Waukee High School
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Waukee High School

PublicHighGrades 10–12

555 SE University Avenue, Waukee, IA 50263 · (515) 987-5163 · Part of Waukee Community School District

Waukee’s School Grade A better than 86% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Photo: User:IanCoon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,375
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
10–12
The gist

What stands out about Waukee High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 39.6% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
10–12Waukee High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency74%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

555 SE University Avenue, Waukee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 10460
Grade 11463
Grade 12452
Enrollment over time
2,277’20
1,154’21
1,268’22
1,345’23
1,375’24

Down 39.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 10%Hispanic 9%Asian 9%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waukee High School from Waukee families.

Other schools in Waukee Community School District

The district →
Vince Meyer Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Waukee
348 students24:1
Walnut Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Urbandale
A+
708 students17:1
Waukee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waukee
A
706 students15:1
Grant Ragan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waukee
B+
666 students14:1
Sugar Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waukee
630 students17:1
Brookview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Des Moines
A
592 students14:1

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; Waukee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.