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 middle school serving 1,106 students in Southeast Polk Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Southeast Polk Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 73% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 80% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
11 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
7,424 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
474 Teachers
8,868 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
0.43
# American Indian Students
14 Students
711 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
199 Students
2,758 Students
% Asian Students
3%
2%
# Hispanic Students
782 Students
14,712 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
11%
# Black Students
603 Students
7,560 Students
% Black Students
8%
6%
# White Students
5,326 Students
95,300 Students
% White Students
72%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
23 Students
746 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
477 Students
5,934 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
312
157
# Students in K Grade:
521
170
# Students in 1st Grade:
523
177
# Students in 2nd Grade:
550
171
# Students in 3rd Grade:
516
167
# Students in 4th Grade:
525
559
# Students in 5th Grade:
533
5,544
# Students in 6th Grade:
544
24,308
# Students in 7th Grade:
532
36,022
# Students in 8th Grade:
574
37,018
# Students in 9th Grade:
533
8,339
# Students in 10th Grade:
604
5,155
# Students in 11th Grade:
575
5,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
582
4,973
# 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 Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southeast Polk Junior High School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
8325 Ne University Ave.
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-5509
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-5509
Grades: 7-8
| 1,106 students
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