Top Rankings
Southeast Polk Community 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 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,106 students in Southeast Polk Community 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 Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 75% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 68%), 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
Student By Grade
District Rank
Southeast Polk Community 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#114 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
75%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
75%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
63%
Graduation Rate
95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
2%
% Hispanic
11%
11%
% Black
8%
6%
% White
72%
75%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
6%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
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 Community School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Southeast Polk Junior High School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
8325 Ne University Ave.
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-5509
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-5509
Gr: 7-8 | 1,106 student Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
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