📍 1202 W First St, Ankeny, Polk County, 50023
Northwest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ankeny, Polk County. The school has 354 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kate Cisney. It is part of the Ankeny Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Elementary School enrolls 354 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 354 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Northwest Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 19, state house district 37.
Northwest 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 354 students, Northwest 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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