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The Ankeny Community School District is located in Polk County, Iowa and is from the capital city, Des Moines. The district is well known in Iowa for accomplishments in academics, athletics and activities. Ankeny Schools are accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (AdvancEd) and the Iowa Department of Education, and are part of the Central Iowa Metro League (CIML). For more than a decade, the district has been one of the fastest growing school districts in Iowa, averaging student enrollment growth of more than 300 students per year during that time.〔(Ankeny Community Schools Current and Projected Enrollment; ACSD Web Site: www.ankenyschools.org ).〕 The district will serve more than 9,380 students in 2012–2013 and is the 8th largest district in the state (by total students served). By 2015-2016, the district is projected to enroll 10,446 students and by 2017–2018 the district is projected to enroll 11,282 students.〔 Physically, the district encompasses a relatively compact and has more than driven by buses per year.〔 ==History== The first school in Ankeny was a log cabin, built in 1850, twenty years before Crocker Township was organized as a civil township. Ankeny's first school was located approximately south of town where the east entrance of the Iowa State Experimental farm joined Highway 69. This school was later re-located on the east side of Ankeny Boulevard, just south of First Street. Records show that Mr. A. H. Feigenbaum was one of the early teachers, serving in one of the one-room schools about 1880. The early roster includes other names such as Mrs. Hattie Cornwall, a Miss Benedict, Miss Maude Kennedy, and Mrs. John Wagner as a substitute. The district's first official "graduating class" was the five-person class of 1914. Consolidation came to Ankeny in 1919, at which time the oldest part of the Neveln building was built. Several country school houses were moved to the grounds to accommodate the increased enrollment. There was no further new construction until 1952 when the original part of the Parkview building was constructed. In 1957, the west wing was added and in 1964 an east wing was completed. In 1964, Parkview became Ankeny High School. Later, the facility was repurposed and renamed as "Parkview Middle School." Northwest Elementary on West 1st Street was the first building to open after the original Parkview building. It was completed in 1962. Additional buildings include (in order of opening): * East Elementary, built in 1963 * Southeast Elementary, opened in 1969 * Terrace Elementary, opened in 1972 * Northview Middle School, originally opened as "Ankeny High School" in two phases (1973 & 1975) * Westwood Elementary, opened in 1989 * Northeast Elementary, opened in 1992 * Prairie Ridge Middle School, originally opened as "Northview Middle School" in 1995 * Crocker Elementary, opened in 2004 * Ashland Ridge Elementary, opened in 2008 * Ankeny High School, opened in 2011 * Southview Middle School, opened in 2011 * Prairie Trail Elementary School, opened in 2012 * Ankeny Centennial High School, opened in 2013 * Rock Creek Elementary, opened in 2014 In 2009, construction began on the new Ankeny High School in Prairie Trail, and construction on the new Ankeny Centennial High School began with a groundbreaking ceremony on September 1, 2010. In August 2011, the new Ankeny High School opened, along with Phase I of Southview Middle School. At this time, the previous high school became a middle school for 8th and 9th grades. In 2011 the district also experienced its first division on the way to two secondary school systems, by moving to two 6th–7th grade middle schools: Prairie Ridge Middle School for the north feeder system and Parkview Middle School for the south feeder system. In 2013–2014 the district opened Ankeny Centennial High School, marking the first time in four decades in which a school district in Iowa expanded to two high schools. The name, "Ankeny Centennial High School" is in honor of 100 years of graduating classes in Ankeny Community Schools. The Class of 2013 was the 100th graduating class, graduating just three months prior to the opening of the school. At the same time, East Elementary School was expanded to accommodate three sections of students at each grade level (K-5). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ankeny Community School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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