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Eason Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
177th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools
Better than 69% of Iowa elementary schools
Summary

Eason Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waukee, Iowa, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 620 students. The school is part of the Waukee Community School District, which is ranked 65 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eason Elementary School has consistently performed well on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) tests, with a majority of its students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. In many cases, Eason's performance exceeds the district and state averages. The school has been ranked among the top elementary schools in Iowa, with a high of 24th out of 603 schools in the 2018-2019 school year and a low of 185th out of 574 schools in the 2021-2022 school year, placing it in the top 30-40% of elementary schools in the state. However, Eason Elementary School has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.4% to 23.4% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Eason Elementary School generally performs better than the nearby Waukee Elementary and Grant Ragan Elementary schools on academic measures like ISASP proficiency rates, but it lags behind the top-performing schools in the district, such as Shuler Elementary and Walnut Hills Elementary, which consistently rank among the best in the state. The higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Eason Elementary School suggests a more diverse student population compared to some of the other nearby schools, which may require additional resources and support to meet the needs of all students.

590
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,989
Per pupil spending ?
28.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 605 SE Boone Dr
       Waukee, IA  50263

(515) 987-5200

District: Waukee Community School District


Students who attend Eason Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    South Middle School
High:    Waukee High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
64.6%
African American:
15.6%
Hispanic:
8.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Iowa average (79% vs 71% meeting standards)
Above the Iowa median (69th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015
!Near the bottom of Waukee Community School District's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school79%
District avg83%
Iowa avg71%
177th of 576
Iowa public elementary schools ?
Top 31%▼ down 27 pts since 2015
From top 4% (2015) to top 31% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 8Elementary Schools in the Waukee Community School District
65th of 313Waukee Community School District among Iowa districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
202569.6177 of 57669.3%★★★☆☆
202477.187 of 55784.4%★★★★☆
202373.9127 of 56577.5%★★★★☆
202268.5185 of 57467.8%★★★☆☆
202186.140 of 56792.9%★★★★★
201988.524 of 60396.0%★★★★★
201885.631 of 56794.5%★★★★★
201784.928 of 57495.1%★★★★★
201685.821 of 59996.5%★★★★★
201586.423 of 61696.3%★★★★★
201487.810 of 60398.3%★★★★★
201384.124 of 62496.2%★★★★★
201286.015 of 62697.6%★★★★★
By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts80%+9 vs state
Mathematics79%+5 vs state
Science74%+10 vs state

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Eason Elementary School ranks 177th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Eason Elementary School.

Students who attend Eason Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Middle School
High : Waukee High School

Students at Eason Elementary School are 65% White, 16% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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