Westwood Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 551 students
Northwest Elementary School
1202 W First St, Ankeny, IA 50023
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
346
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Ankeny Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Northwest Elementary School
Northwest Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ankeny, Iowa, serving grades K–5. It is part of Ankeny Comm School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 346 students were enrolled, with about 12.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 346 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Ankeny Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 190369000074
Schools near Northwest Elementary School
All 21 schools in Ankeny →
East Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 409 students
Ashland Ridge Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 548 students
Heritage Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 604 students
Prairie Trail Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 526 students
Southeast Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 585 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.