Ankeny Community School District Quick Facts
Size and Location
The Ankeny Community School District is located in Polk County, Iowa, in the heart of the State of Iowa. Six miles from the capitol city of Des Moines, the district:
- Projected to serve more than 8,200 students in 2009-2010
- Is the 10th largest district in the state (student enrollment)
- Is the 2nd fastest-growing district in the state
- Encompasses 11 school buildings in 51.93 square miles
- Has a K-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12 grade level structure
- Has more than 360,540 miles driven by buses per year
Academics
Ankeny Community Schools enjoy an outstanding reputation in the state and the Mid-west for an exemplary and balanced curricular and co-curricular program designed to meet the needs of all students. Some of the accomplishments Ankeny students achieved in 2008-2009 were:
- 97.4% graduation rate (#1 among the ten largest districts in Iowa)
- 0.29% dropout rate in grades 7-12 (Lowest rate among the ten largest districts in Iowa)
- 95.94% average daily attendance rate
- 83% of those taking the ACT scored 20 or higher (2008-2009)
- 23.8 average composite score on the ACT. State average is 22.4. National average is 21.1. (July, 2009)
- 35 seniors scored 30 or higher on the ACT (2008-2009)
- 150 students took 5 or more AP/Honors classes (up from 129 in 2007-2008)
- 30th on the Belin and Blank Iowa AP Index with 249 AP exams among 457 graduates
- 9,800 DMACC credits were earned by students
- 77% of the graduating class accepted to a college
- 88% of 11th graders proficient in both literacy and math, according to the ITED
- View performance and achievement reports by the Curriculum & Instruction Department here.
Ankeny Community Schools have a rich heritage of excellence in athletics, arts and activities. We field numerous competitive teams and are often in the running for conference and state championships - both in team and individual events.
- 2008 Volleyball State Championship
- 2009 Individual State Championship – Emily Roberts, 400 Hurdles
- Six Central Iowa Metro League (CIML) Central Conference Championships – football, girls basketball, boys tennis, girls soccer, boys soccer, girls golf
- Sixty-six All-Conference Athletes
- Thirty-four First-Team or Conference Champions
- Ten First-Team All State Athletes
- Sixteen 2008-2009 State Tournament Appearances – baseball, football, boys cross country, volleyball, girls cross country, girls swimming, girls basketball, wrestling, boys swimming, girls tennis, boys tennis, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls golf, girls track, boys track
- Seven 2008-2009 State Top Ten Finishes: volleyball – 1st; girls golf – 3rd; football - semifinalist; boys soccer – 4th; girls soccer – semifinalist; girls basketball – quarterfinals; girls track – 9th
- Seventeen musicians received All–State recognition
- Twenty-five individuals or groups received a Division I Rating in speech
- Six groups or individuals received All-State recognition in speech
- 1,023 total employees
- 557 certified teachers
- 100% highly-qualified teachers by State definition
- 94% White
- 2% African American
- 2% Asian or Pacific Islander
- 2% Hispanic
- 49% Female
- 51% Male
- 10% Free & reduced lunch status
Ankeny School District oversees a $114.4 million annual budget
- 32% State of Iowa sources
- 33% Property taxes
- 9% Other/local sources
- 1% Federal sources
- 7% Operating transfers
- 18% Debt proceeds
- $19.58 Total levy rate
