Ankeny Community Schools enjoy an outstanding reputation in the state and the Mid-west for an exemplary and balanced curricular and co-curricular program designed to meet the needs of all students. Some of the accomplishments Ankeny students achieved in 2007-2008 were:

• 96% Graduation Rate (486 out of 507 seniors)
• 84% of those taking the ACT scored 20 or higher
• 23.39 average composite score on the ACT
• Seven students scored 34 or higher on the ACT
• 129 students took 5 or more AP/Honors classes
• 9700 DMACC credits were earned by students
• Two National Merit Scholar finalists
• A Presidential Scholar
• 78% of the graduating class plan to attend college
• The show choir was ranked number two nationally
• The girls’ golf team won a state championship
• The football team finished second in state 4A class