📍 1850 SW College Ave, Ankeny, Polk County, 50023
Prairie Trail Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ankeny, Polk County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ben Muller. It is part of the Ankeny Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prairie Trail Elementary enrolls 571 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 468 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
40 of the school's 571 students (7%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 36 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 Trail Elementary 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 38.
Prairie Trail Elementary 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 571 students, Prairie Trail Elementary 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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