Top Rankings
Southeast Polk Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 2,294 students in Southeast Polk Comm School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Iowa.
Public High School in Southeast Polk Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 60% (versus the Iowa public high school average of 60%), and reading proficiency score of 72% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Public High School in Southeast Polk Comm School District have a Graduation Rate of 96%, which is more than the Iowa average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Southeast Polk High School, with 96% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Iowa or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Iowa public high school average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
11 Schools
365 Schools
# Students
7,424 Students
171,507 Students
# Teachers
474 Teachers
11,091 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Southeast Polk Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has decreased from 98% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#109 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
75%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
63%
Graduation Rate
96%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.45
# American Indian Students
14 Students
796 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
199 Students
3,901 Students
% Asian Students
3%
2%
# Hispanic Students
782 Students
21,518 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
13%
# Black Students
603 Students
10,972 Students
% Black Students
8%
6%
# White Students
5,326 Students
125,591 Students
% White Students
72%
73%
# Hawaiian Students
23 Students
863 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
477 Students
7,560 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
312
56
# Students in K Grade:
521
70
# Students in 1st Grade:
523
87
# Students in 2nd Grade:
550
83
# Students in 3rd Grade:
516
82
# Students in 4th Grade:
525
105
# Students in 5th Grade:
533
218
# Students in 6th Grade:
544
1,345
# Students in 7th Grade:
532
5,175
# Students in 8th Grade:
574
7,975
# Students in 9th Grade:
533
39,092
# Students in 10th Grade:
604
39,818
# Students in 11th Grade:
575
38,859
# Students in 12th Grade:
582
38,542
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,595 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,124 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$108 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$97 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,595
$16,468
Spending / Student
$13,124
$16,042
Best Southeast Polk Comm School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southeast Polk High School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
7945 Ne University Ave.
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-6631
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-6631
Grades: 9-12
| 2,294 students
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