Public schools in Urbandale, IA
Urbandale has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,548 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Urbandale Comm School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Urbandale's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Urbandale | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbandale Comm School District | 5 | 4,308 | $12,546 |
| Waukee Community School District | 2 | 13,082 | $11,927 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Urbandale, 1,301 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbandale High School | 1,301 | 14.8 | 29.7% | Urbandale Comm |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Urbandale, 892 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbandale Middle School | 892 | 15.2 | 33.2% | Urbandale Comm |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Urbandale, 2,355 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Hills Elementary School | 708 | 17.3 | 4.2% | Waukee Community |
| Olmsted Elementary School | 622 | 12.8 | 42.4% | Urbandale Comm |
| Webster Elementary School | 519 | 13.5 | 20.2% | Urbandale Comm |
| Radiant Elementary School | 273 | 11.7 | 26.7% | Waukee Community |
| Rolling Green Elementary School | 233 | 12.0 | 45.5% | Urbandale Comm |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Urbandale's public schools compare with Iowa's
The median Urbandale school has 13.5 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Iowa median of 13.7. 29% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 19% across the state. Its median school enrolls 622 students (state 312).
| Urbandale | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 622 | 312 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 29% | 19% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 19% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Urbandale schools and the 1,290 Iowa schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Urbandale
- Urbandale Comm School DistrictRuns 5 of Urbandale's 7 public schools and spent $12,546 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,546
- Urbandale High School, the largest high school in Urbandale1,301 students in 2024-25, 14.8 per teacher.1,301
- Compare Urbandale Comm School District with Waukee Community School DistrictUrbandale's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IowaIowa's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Urbandale addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Iowa
- Des Moines64 schools
- Cedar Rapids38 schools
- Davenport23 schools
- Sioux City21 schools
- Dubuque18 schools
- Ankeny17 schools
- Council Bluffs17 schools
- Iowa City17 schools
Questions about schools in Urbandale
How many public schools are in Urbandale, IA?
7 public schools with an address in Urbandale were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,548 students.What is the largest high school in Urbandale?
Urbandale High School, with 1,301 students in 2024-25 (Urbandale Comm School District).Which districts run Urbandale's schools?
Urbandale Comm School District (5 schools), Waukee Community School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25