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Urbandale is home to six public school districts and two private schools. See a map of the school districts in Urbandale at this link.
Generally, educational institutions accessible to residents of Urbandale perform above the State of Iowa's average score in a number of performance standards. Iowa's focus on a top notch educational system contributes to a high quality of life for Urbandale citizens and a solid pipeline of talent for the business community's future workforce.
School | Graduation Rate (2017) | Proficiency (2017-2018) | ACT Score (2018) |
Urbandale | 98.4% | 84.7% | 22.3 |
Johnston | 96.6% | 90.4% | 24.5 |
Waukee | 98.0% | 89.2% | 23.5 |
Des Moines Independent | 82.5% | 62.8% | 17.5 |
West Des Moines | 93.8% | 86.0% | 24.0 |
Dallas Center-Grimes | 97.3% | 87.0% | 23.4 |
School | Graduation Rate (2018) | ACT Score (2018) |
Des Moines Christian | 100.0% | 25.8 |
Urbandale is home to St. Pius X School as well. However, these statistics are reported for high schools only, and St. Pius X School offers classes from Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Measurement | State Average |
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Graduation Rate | 91.4% |
Proficiency | 77.1% |
ACT Score | 21.8 State Average, 20.8 National Average |
Proficiency describes a school's success at meeting minimally sufficient performance level benchmarks, in the subjects of Reading, Mathematics, or a combination of both.
Sources include Iowa Department of Education, annual progress report from Des Moines Christian and ACT Inc.