Waukee Community School District

Waukee Community School District (WCSD) is a public school district headquartered in Waukee, Iowa.[1] Entirely in Dallas County, it serves Waukee and portions of Clive, Urbandale and West Des Moines.[2]

As of 2015 it is the fastest growing school district in the state.[1] The district has more than 8,000 students from preschool through twelfth grade and more than 1,200 staff members.[1] Students residing outside the district open enrollment have the option of open enrollment.[1]

History

The district previously had a Native American logo but discontinued use of it in 1998. It did not have a logo since then and instead used a "W". When the University of Wisconsin-Madison told the district that its logo was too similar to its own, the district modified the design of the "W". In 2016 it adopted a Spartan-style warrior as its mascot.[3]

From 2004 to 2015 enrollment increased by 470 students annually.[4] The district's eighth elementary school was to open in fall 2016, and accordingly it made a plan to modify its attendance boundaries across the board.[5]

The district plans to establish a second high school around 2021.[6]

Schools
Waukee High School

Elementary schools:

  • Brookview
  • Eason
  • Grant Ragan
  • Maple Grove
  • Radiant
    • It was scheduled to open in 2019 and was the ninth elementary school opened by the district.[7]
  • Shuler
  • Walnut Hills
  • Waukee
  • Woodland Hills
  • Sugar Creek
    • Opening Fall 2022[8]

Middle schools:

  • Waukee Middle School
  • South Middle School

Grade 8-9 schools:

  • Timberline School
    • Opened 2015 [9]
  • Prairieview School

High schools:

References
  1. "Staff amount". Waukee Community School District. Retrieved January 13, 2015. District Administration Office 560 SE University Ave Waukee, Iowa 50263
  2. "Waukee" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. "Waukee's long awaited mascot is here". Des Moines Register. 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. Norvell, Kim (2015-10-10). "Waukee unveils school boundary proposal". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  5. Norvell, Kim (2015-09-10). "Waukee redraws school boundaries". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  6. Norvell, Kim (2016-05-09). "Waukee's second high school to open in 2021". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  7. Norvell, Kim (2016-11-30). "Waukee names its 9th elementary school". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  8. Sugar Creek Elementary Waukee Community School District. Retrieved on February 11th, 2020
  9. "Timberline School." Waukee Community School District. Retrieved on July 21, 2018.
  10. ” https://2ndhs.waukeeschools.org/construction-projects/timeline/ Waukee Community School District. Retrieved on September 8, 2019
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