📍 1010 NW Prairie Ridge Dr, Ankeny, Polk County, 50023
Prairie Ridge Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ankeny, Polk County. The school has 1,025 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Aker. It is part of the Ankeny Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–7 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Ridge Middle School enrolls 1,025 students across grades 6–7. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 832 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 4% |
| Asian | 28 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
167 of the school's 1,025 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Prairie Ridge Middle 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.
Prairie Ridge Middle 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 1,025 students, Prairie Ridge Middle School is larger 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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