Top Rankings
Southeast Polk Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,113 students in Southeast Polk Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Southeast Polk Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 74% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 71% (versus the 69% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is equal to the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
11 Schools
377 Schools
# Students
7,350 Students
132,074 Students
# Teachers
457 Teachers
9,097 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Southeast Polk Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 327 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#96 out of 327 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
68%
Graduation Rate
94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.42
# American Indian Students
10 Students
712 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
167 Students
2,838 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
624 Students
14,938 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
11%
# Black Students
490 Students
7,717 Students
% Black Students
7%
6%
# White Students
5,600 Students
99,474 Students
% White Students
76%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
21 Students
576 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
438 Students
5,807 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
390
176
# Students in K Grade:
517
240
# Students in 1st Grade:
465
254
# Students in 2nd Grade:
487
259
# Students in 3rd Grade:
500
261
# Students in 4th Grade:
509
698
# Students in 5th Grade:
522
5,475
# Students in 6th Grade:
569
25,470
# Students in 7th Grade:
513
37,347
# Students in 8th Grade:
600
38,760
# Students in 9th Grade:
605
8,432
# Students in 10th Grade:
623
5,038
# Students in 11th Grade:
573
4,923
# Students in 12th Grade:
477
4,741
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,742 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,392. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,256 is less than the state median of $15,968. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$108 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$97 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,742
$16,392
Spending / Student
$13,256
$15,968
Best Southeast Polk Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southeast Polk Junior High School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
8325 Ne University Ave.
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-5509
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-5509
Grades: 7-8
| 1,113 students
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