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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 10 - 12 |
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| County |
Polk County, IA |
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| Total Students |
1469 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
81 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 10 - 488 students | | Grade 11 - 512 students | | Grade 12 - 469 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
1% |
1% |
| % Hispanic |
1% |
3% |
| % Black |
1% |
2% |
| % White |
96% |
93% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
4% |
19% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
2% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Ankeny Community School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
10 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
6,977 students |
786 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$58,483,000 |
$6,817,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$54,292,000 |
$6,367,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,382 |
$8,673 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$7,782 |
$8,101 |
| District Graduation Rates |
97% |
93% |
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- Ankeny High School is a high school located in the suburban town of Ankeny, Iowa.
- The school mascots are the Hawks (men) and the Hawkettes (Women). Ankeny is part of the Central Iowa Metro League or CIML. They are extremely competitive in the state with all their sports and musical activities.
- The school serves over 2,000 students, and is growing each year. The school is now faced with the problem of overcrowding and whether or not to expand to two high schools.
- In March 2009, the school board and city of Ankeny decided that the school would in fact be split into two high schools, as early as 2011. Opinion over this decision is intense and varied on both sides.
- Sports
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Ankeny girls athletics rose in prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s under Coach Dick Rasmussen, and his work with the basketball and softball programs.
- Under head coach Scott De Jong, The girls basketball team holds the record for the most consecutive state titles. They won the state championship in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; during the latter they rose as high as #2 in USA Today's Super 25 national rankings. The Hawkettes hold the record for the most state titles by a school in Iowa history, having won six championships under Coach De Jong in the five-girl era and another three under the old six-girl rules.
- Ankeny also has a very successful football team, coached by Head Coach Jerry Pezzetti. Pezzetti has coached over 300 wins in his 40+ year career there including a state championship in 1997. Since 1998 and under the tutelage of special teams coach Peter Rameh, four Hawk kickers have played college football for teams in the Division I Bowl Sub-division, including former University of Miami All-American Todd Sievers. Andy Brodel successfully graduated from Ankeny and now plays for the Iowa Hawkeyes/grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/Iowa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2008SpecialTeams.pdf
- The volleyball team also maintains a strong history. With several state appearances including four championship appearances in four years, Ankeny boasts three state titles in 2004, 2005 and 2008.
- Baseball has also seen success, with graduate Benj Sampson pitching for the Minnesota Twins.
- The Ankeny boys soccer team is headed by coach Rick Isaacson, assisted by Peter Rameh. They made their first appearance in the state tournament in 2007, where they won the state title in a 1-0 victory over Valley High School after a last-minute goal by Jacob Misel.
- Ankeny also has a club hockey team that is always among the top teams in the league. They won the league championship in 2007 and finished second in 2008. Curtis Newman holds the league record for most points and goals in a season, as well as in a career.
- In recent years, Ankeny High School alumni have participated in NCAA Division I athletics in many sports, including football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, women's golf, equestrian, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's swimming, softball, volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, and wrestling.
- The Talon
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The Talon is the high school newspaper.It usually comes out about once a month, and it is all written by students in the Journalism class.
- Fine Arts
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Ankeny is also known for its excellence in the fine arts.
- The Ankeny Bands continues to get Division I in state contests, with most, if not all, of their students participating in Perry and other solo competitions. The bands also have two jazz bands, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab, and one marching band, the Marching Hawks.
- There are three show choirs at Ankeny High School; Visual Adrenaline (VA), Perpetual Motion (PM) and Intensity, VA and PM being coed, while Intensity being an all girls choir, respectfully. VA continues to gain First Place in competitions, and is 11th in the nation. Jim Cacciatore leads Intensity, while Lester Miller directs VA and PM.
- The Drama department does three plays a year: a fall play, a children's play (which is led by the students) and a spring musical.
- Notable alumni
- Chris Fehn, member of Slipknot
- Dennis Albaugh, Owner of Albaugh Chemical, #468 on the 2009 The World's Billionaires list published by Forbes
- Paul Rhoads, Head Coach of the Iowa State University Football team
- External links
- Ankeny Community School District Website
- Ankeny Bands
- Ankeny Choral Music
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| About This Zip Code (50021) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
31,148 people |
2,806,784 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
49% |
22% |
| Population Average Age |
33 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$56,977
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$40,824 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.9 rooms |
5.5 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
29 years old |
50 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
74% / 26% |
71% / 29% |
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