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Public schools in Polk County, Iowa

138 public schools

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138
public schools
84,220
total enrollment
PK–12
grade span
14
cities

Schools serving each grade

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Schools by level

High 24
Middle 22

School districts in Polk County (10)

Des Moines Independent Comm School District65West Des Moines Comm School District16Ankeny Comm School District15Southeast Polk Comm School District12Johnston Comm School District10Urbandale Comm School District6Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District4North Polk Comm School District4Saydel Comm School District3Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District3
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Schools (138)

School City District Level Grades Enrollment
Altoona Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 422
Altoona Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 413
Anderson Elementary School Bondurant Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District Elementary 3-5 544
Ankeny Centennial High School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District High 10-12 1,340
Ankeny High School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District High 10-12 1,337
Ashland Ridge Elementary Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Elementary K-5 680
Beaver Creek Elementary School Johnston Johnston Comm School District Elementary K-5 583
Bondurant - Farrar Middle School Bondurant Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District Middle 6-8 579
Bondurant-Farrar High School Bondurant Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District High 9-12 666
Brody Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 686
Brubaker Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 643
Callanan Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 600
Capitol View Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary PK-5 515
Carver Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 452
Cattell Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 393
Centennial Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 419
Clay Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 604
Clive Learning Academy Clive West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 545
Clive Learning Academy Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 535
Cornell Elementary School Des Moines Saydel Comm School District Elementary PK-4 495
Cowles Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District — PK-8 392
Crestview School Of Inquiry Clive West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 603
Crocker Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Elementary K-5 535
Crossroads Park Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District — K-6 539
Delaware Elementary Des Moines Southeast Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 382
Downtown School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 241
East Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Elementary K-5 395
East High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District High 9-12 2,204
Edmunds Fine Arts Academy Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 297
Fairmeadows Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 565
Findley Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 306
Four Mile Elementary Pleasant Hill Southeast Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 450
Garton Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 498
Goodrell Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 564
Greenwood Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 212
Hanawalt Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 340
Harding Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 810
Harding Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 815
Henry A Wallace Elementary School Johnston Johnston Comm School District Elementary PK-5 863
Heritage Elementary Grimes Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District Elementary PK-5 564
Hiatt Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 608
Hillis Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 313
Hillside Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 572
Hoover High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District High 9-12 1,059
Horizon Elementary Johnston Johnston Comm School District Elementary K-5 641
Howe Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 270
Hoyt Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 687
Hoyt Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 618
Hubbell Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 420
Indian Hills Junior High School Clive West Des Moines Comm School District Middle 7-8 698
Jackson Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 387
Jefferson Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 371
Jensen Elementary School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District Elementary K-5 354
Jessie Franklin Taylor Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary PK-PK 167
Jessie Franklin Taylor Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary PK-PK 236
Johnston Middle School Johnston Johnston Comm School District High 8-9 1,118
Johnston Senior High School Johnston Johnston Comm School District High 10-12 1,772
Johnston Senior High School Johnston Johnston Comm School District High 10-12 1,708
Jordan Creek Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 718
Karen Acres Elementary School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District Elementary PK-5 364
King Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 265
Lawson Elementary School Johnston Johnston Comm School District Elementary K-5 584
Lincoln High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District High 9-12 2,423
Lovejoy Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 378
Madison Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 255
Mccombs Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 747
Mckee Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary PK-PK 236
Mckinley Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary PK-5 264
Meredith Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 740
Merrill Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 750
Mitchell Early Childhood Center Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary PK-PK 292
Mitchellville Elementary Mitchellville Southeast Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 234
Monroe Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 445
Moore Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 334
Morris Elementary Bondurant Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District Elementary PK-2 720
Morris Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 472
Moulton Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary PK-5 481
North High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District High 9-12 1,497
North Polk Central Elementary School Alleman North Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 388
North Polk High School Alleman North Polk Comm School District High 9-12 552
North Polk Middle School Alleman North Polk Comm School District Middle 6-8 452
North Polk West Elementary School Polk City North Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-4 573
North Ridge Elementary Grimes Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District Elementary K-5 487
Northeast Elementary Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Elementary K-5 630
Northview Middle School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District High 8-9 945
Northwest Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Elementary K-5 373
Oak Park Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 326
Orchard Place School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District High K-12 66
Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 382
Parkview Middle School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Middle 6-7 871
Perkins Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 395
Phillips Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 293
Pleasant Hill Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 205
Prairie Ridge Middle School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Middle 6-7 1,021
Prairie Trail Elementary Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Elementary K-5 537
River Woods Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 498
Rock Creek Elementary Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Elementary K-5 708
Rolling Green Elementary School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District Elementary PK-5 291
Roosevelt High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District High 9-12 2,086
Ruby Van Meter Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District High K-12 129
Runnells Elementary Runnells Southeast Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 292
Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 433
Saydel High School Des Moines Saydel Comm School District High 9-12 431
Scavo Alternative High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District High 9-12 282
South Prairie Elementary Grimes Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District Elementary K-5 489
South Union Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 500
South Union Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 439
Southeast Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Elementary K-5 495
Southeast Polk High School Pleasant Hill Southeast Polk Comm School District High 9-12 2,172
Southeast Polk Junior High Pleasant Hill Southeast Polk Comm School District Middle 7-8 1,165
Southview Middle School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District High 8-9 849
Spring Creek - 6Th Grade Pleasant Hill Southeast Polk Comm School District Middle 6-6 504
Stilwell Junior High School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District Middle 7-8 698
Stowe Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 298
Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 522
Summit Middle School Johnston Johnston Comm School District Middle 6-7 1,126
Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston Johnston Comm School District Elementary K-5 636
Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston Johnston Comm School District Elementary K-5 668
Urbandale High School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District High 9-12 1,307
Urbandale Middle School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District Middle 6-8 930
Valerius Elementary School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District Elementary K-5 288
Valley High School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District High 10-12 2,047
Valley Southwoods West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District High 9-9 687
Virtual Campus Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District High 9-12 258
Walnut Creek Campus West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District High 9-12 115
Walnut Street School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary PK-5 245
Weeks Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Middle 6-8 743
Western Hills Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 576
Western Hills Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 580
Westridge Elementary West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 721
Westridge Elementary West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District — PK-6 733
Westwood Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District Elementary K-5 618
Willard Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 294
Willowbrook Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District Elementary PK-5 504
Windsor Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 284
Woodlawn Early Childhood Center Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary PK-PK 220
Woodside Middle School Des Moines Saydel Comm School District — 5-8 383
Wright Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District Elementary K-5 256

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Out-of-school-time (OST) resources

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