New middle school in Waukee ready for students in 2025-26 school year

WAUKEE, Iowa — The fastest-growing Des Moines suburb has just finished construction on a new building for its school district.

Waukee North Middle School is opening its doors just in time for the start of the 2025-26 school year.

Construction started two years ago after a bond referendum was passed by a community vote in 2023. The building stage came only six months after Trailridge, a ninth-grade building in the Waukee School District, opened across the block.

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North Middle School will house sixth through eighth graders, then students will attend Trailridge for ninth grade, and finally Waukee Northwest to finish their high school days…

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