📍 301 SW Prairie Trail Pky, Ankeny, Polk County, 50023
Heritage Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ankeny, Polk County. The school has 610 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Ryan. 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 17.5:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heritage Elementary enrolls 610 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 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 441 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 14% |
| Asian | 35 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 610 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Heritage 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.
Heritage 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 610 students, Heritage 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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