📍 710 SE 3rd St, Ankeny, Polk County, 50021
East Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ankeny, Polk County. The school has 413 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shane Mathis. It is part of the Ankeny Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
East Elementary School enrolls 413 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 12% Two or more races and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 279 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 413 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 19, state house district 37.
East Elementary School is one of 17 schools in Ankeny Comm School District, based in Ankeny, Iowa. The district serves 12,746 students district-wide and employs 797 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 413 students, East Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 750 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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