North Polk High School
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The North Polk Community School District includes the towns of Alleman
, Elkhart
, Polk City, and Sheldahl, as well as the surrounding rural
area in the U.S. state
of Iowa
. Alleman is located approximately halfway (five miles north of Ankeny
) between Des Moines, the capital of Iowa
, and Ames
, home of Iowa State University
.
The district has two elementary buildings, occupied in April 1982. Central Elementary, which serves approximately 270 students in grades K-6, is located in Alleman. West Elementary, serving approximately 250 students in grades OK (Optional Kindergarten) through 5th. The Junior/Senior High building in Alleman serves approximately 400 students in grades 7-12. Junior high and Senior high classes share rooms and teachers in one building.
The Junior/Senior high building consists of 3 additions, built in 1962, 1974, and 1995.
North Polk was one of the first high schools in Iowa, as well as the nation, to have a website
run by students. North Polk has been a center for technology, and has offered a jumpstart for its students.
On December 7, 2011, a bond was passed to build a new high school that will open in 2013.
Alleman, Iowa
Alleman is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 439 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Alleman was named for early settler John L. Alleman...
, Elkhart
Elkhart, Iowa
Elkhart is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 362 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Elkhart was founded in 1853 by settlers from Elkhart, Indiana...
, Polk City, and Sheldahl, as well as the surrounding rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
area in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. Alleman is located approximately halfway (five miles north of Ankeny
Ankeny, Iowa
Ankeny is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 45,562 in the 2010 census, an increase of 68% from the 27,117 population in the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
) between Des Moines, the capital of Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, and Ames
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...
, home of Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
.
The district has two elementary buildings, occupied in April 1982. Central Elementary, which serves approximately 270 students in grades K-6, is located in Alleman. West Elementary, serving approximately 250 students in grades OK (Optional Kindergarten) through 5th. The Junior/Senior High building in Alleman serves approximately 400 students in grades 7-12. Junior high and Senior high classes share rooms and teachers in one building.
The Junior/Senior high building consists of 3 additions, built in 1962, 1974, and 1995.
North Polk was one of the first high schools in Iowa, as well as the nation, to have a website
Website
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run by students. North Polk has been a center for technology, and has offered a jumpstart for its students.
On December 7, 2011, a bond was passed to build a new high school that will open in 2013.