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Ankeny Centennial High School

๐Ÿ“ 2220 NW State St, Ankeny, Polk County, 50023

1,443
Pupils
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ankeny Centennial High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ankeny, Polk County. The school has 1,443 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeffry Grassmeyer. It is part of the Ankeny Comm School District school district. It serves grades 10โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 89.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jeffry Grassmeyer
School district
Ankeny Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Ankeny Centennial High School enrolls 1,443 students across grades 10โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 89.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.

Male students
740 (51%)
Female students
700 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
89.0
Student-teacher ratio
16.2:1
Grade span
10โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,15780%
Hispanic or Latino1127.8%
Black or African American755.2%
Two or more races614.2%
Asian352.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

231 of the school's 1,443 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 198 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 10โ€“12Supplemental Virtual

Ankeny Centennial High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 19, state house district 37.

School district: Ankeny Comm School District

Ankeny Centennial High 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 1,443 students, Ankeny Centennial High School is larger than the district average of about 750 students per school.

12,746
District students
17
Schools
797
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

85%
Reading proficient
79%
Math proficient
96%
Graduation rate
2%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (25) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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