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Largest schools in Polk County, Iowa

Ranked by enrollment — academic rankings appear once test-score data is loaded.

# School City District Enrollment
1 Lincoln High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 2423
2 East High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 2204
3 Southeast Polk High School Pleasant Hill Southeast Polk Comm School District 2172
4 Roosevelt High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 2086
5 Valley High School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 2047
6 Johnston Senior High School Johnston Johnston Comm School District 1772
7 Johnston Senior High School Johnston Johnston Comm School District 1708
8 North High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 1497
9 Ankeny Centennial High School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 1340
10 Ankeny High School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 1337
11 Urbandale High School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District 1307
12 Southeast Polk Junior High Pleasant Hill Southeast Polk Comm School District 1165
13 Summit Middle School Johnston Johnston Comm School District 1126
14 Johnston Middle School Johnston Johnston Comm School District 1118
15 Hoover High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 1059
16 Prairie Ridge Middle School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 1021
17 Northview Middle School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 945
18 Urbandale Middle School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District 930
19 Parkview Middle School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 871
20 Henry A Wallace Elementary School Johnston Johnston Comm School District 863
21 Southview Middle School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 849
22 Harding Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 815
23 Harding Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 810
24 Merrill Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 750
25 Mccombs Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 747
26 Weeks Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 743
27 Meredith Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 740
28 Westridge Elementary West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 733
29 Westridge Elementary West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 721
30 Morris Elementary Bondurant Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District 720
31 Jordan Creek Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 718
32 Rock Creek Elementary Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 708
33 Indian Hills Junior High School Clive West Des Moines Comm School District 698
34 Stilwell Junior High School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 698
35 Hoyt Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 687
36 Valley Southwoods West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 687
37 Brody Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 686
38 Ashland Ridge Elementary Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 680
39 Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston Johnston Comm School District 668
40 Bondurant-Farrar High School Bondurant Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District 666
41 Brubaker Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 643
42 Horizon Elementary Johnston Johnston Comm School District 641
43 Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston Johnston Comm School District 636
44 Northeast Elementary Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 630
45 Hoyt Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 618
46 Westwood Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 618
47 Hiatt Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 608
48 Clay Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District 604
49 Crestview School Of Inquiry Clive West Des Moines Comm School District 603
50 Callanan Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 600
51 Lawson Elementary School Johnston Johnston Comm School District 584
52 Beaver Creek Elementary School Johnston Johnston Comm School District 583
53 Western Hills Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 580
54 Bondurant - Farrar Middle School Bondurant Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District 579
55 Western Hills Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 576
56 North Polk West Elementary School Polk City North Polk Comm School District 573
57 Hillside Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 572
58 Fairmeadows Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 565
59 Goodrell Middle School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 564
60 Heritage Elementary Grimes Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District 564
61 North Polk High School Alleman North Polk Comm School District 552
62 Clive Learning Academy Clive West Des Moines Comm School District 545
63 Anderson Elementary School Bondurant Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District 544
64 Crossroads Park Elementary School West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 539
65 Prairie Trail Elementary Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 537
66 Clive Learning Academy Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 535
67 Crocker Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 535
68 Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 522
69 Capitol View Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 515
70 Spring Creek - 6Th Grade Pleasant Hill Southeast Polk Comm School District 504
71 Willowbrook Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District 504
72 South Union Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 500
73 Garton Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 498
74 River Woods Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 498
75 Cornell Elementary School Des Moines Saydel Comm School District 495
76 Southeast Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 495
77 South Prairie Elementary Grimes Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District 489
78 North Ridge Elementary Grimes Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District 487
79 Moulton Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 481
80 Morris Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 472
81 Carver Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 452
82 North Polk Middle School Alleman North Polk Comm School District 452
83 Four Mile Elementary Pleasant Hill Southeast Polk Comm School District 450
84 Monroe Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 445
85 South Union Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 439
86 Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 433
87 Saydel High School Des Moines Saydel Comm School District 431
88 Altoona Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District 422
89 Hubbell Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 420
90 Centennial Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District 419
91 Altoona Elementary Altoona Southeast Polk Comm School District 413
92 East Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 395
93 Perkins Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 395
94 Cattell Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 393
95 Cowles Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 392
96 North Polk Central Elementary School Alleman North Polk Comm School District 388
97 Jackson Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 387
98 Woodside Middle School Des Moines Saydel Comm School District 383
99 Delaware Elementary Des Moines Southeast Polk Comm School District 382
100 Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 382
101 Lovejoy Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 378
102 Northwest Elementary School Ankeny Ankeny Comm School District 373
103 Jefferson Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 371
104 Karen Acres Elementary School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District 364
105 Jensen Elementary School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District 354
106 Hanawalt Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 340
107 Moore Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 334
108 Oak Park Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 326
109 Hillis Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 313
110 Findley Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 306
111 Stowe Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 298
112 Edmunds Fine Arts Academy Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 297
113 Willard Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 294
114 Phillips Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 293
115 Mitchell Early Childhood Center Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 292
116 Runnells Elementary Runnells Southeast Polk Comm School District 292
117 Rolling Green Elementary School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District 291
118 Valerius Elementary School Urbandale Urbandale Comm School District 288
119 Windsor Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 284
120 Scavo Alternative High School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 282
121 Howe Elementary Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 270
122 King Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 265
123 Mckinley Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 264
124 Virtual Campus Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 258
125 Wright Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 256
126 Madison Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 255
127 Walnut Street School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 245
128 Downtown School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 241
129 Jessie Franklin Taylor Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 236
130 Mckee Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 236
131 Mitchellville Elementary Mitchellville Southeast Polk Comm School District 234
132 Woodlawn Early Childhood Center Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 220
133 Greenwood Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 212
134 Pleasant Hill Elementary School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 205
135 Jessie Franklin Taylor Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 167
136 Ruby Van Meter Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 129
137 Walnut Creek Campus West Des Moines West Des Moines Comm School District 115
138 Orchard Place School Des Moines Des Moines Independent Comm School District 66

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