Crocker Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 489 students
Prairie Trail Elementary
1850 SW College Ave, Ankeny, IA 50023
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
526
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Ankeny Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
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 Prairie Trail Elementary
Prairie Trail Elementary 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, 526 students were enrolled, with about 16.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), 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)
- 526 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Ankeny Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 190369002183
Schools near Prairie Trail Elementary
All 21 schools in Ankeny →
Heritage Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 604 students
Northwest Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 346 students
Westwood Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 551 students
Cottontail Creek Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 5 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.