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Grant Ragan Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

645 NE Dartmoor Drive, Waukee, IA 50263 · (515) 987-0435 · Part of Waukee Community School District

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

Directions
Students
666
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Grant Ragan Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Waukee kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Grant Ragan Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency79%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts69%
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 ↗

645 NE Dartmoor Drive, Waukee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten95
Grade 1134
Grade 2110
Grade 3117
Grade 497
Grade 5113
Enrollment over time
615’20
652’21
620’22
662’23
666’24

Up 8.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 13%Black 10%Asian 8%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grant Ragan Elementary 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
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
Shuler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clive
A+
592 students15:1

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.