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Largest Iowa public schools by enrollment

Iowa public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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IOWA · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
651Hanawalt ElementaryDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary312
652Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary312
653Sheldon Middle SchoolSheldonSheldon Comm School DistrictMiddle312
654Grant Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary312
655North Fayette Valley Middle SchoolElginNorth Fayette Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle312
656Nodaway Valley Elementary SchoolGreenfieldNodaway Valley Comm School DistrictElementary312
657Sunset Heights Elementary SchoolWebster CityWebster City Comm School DistrictElementary311
658Central DeWitt Intermediate SchoolDeWittCentral DeWitt School DistrictMiddle311
659Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High SchoolNashuaNashua-Plainfield Comm School DistrictHigh311
660Harlan Intermediate SchoolHarlanHarlan Comm School DistrictElementary309
661Camanche High SchoolCamancheCamanche Comm School DistrictHigh309
662Estherville Lincoln Central Middle SchoolEsthervilleEstherville Lincoln Central Comm School DistrictMiddle308
663Pekin Elementary SchoolPackwoodPekin Comm School DistrictElementary308
664Erskine Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary308
665Odebolt Elementary-Ida GroveIda GroveOdebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School DistrictElementary308
666Clear Lake Middle SchoolClear LakeClear Lake Comm School DistrictMiddle308
667Lenox Elementary SchoolLenoxLenox Comm School DistrictElementary308
668Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary SchoolSibleySibley-Ocheyedan Comm School DistrictElementary308
669Martensdale Elementary SchoolMartensdaleMartensdale-St Marys Comm School DistrictElementary307
670Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary306
671Dike Elementary SchoolDikeDike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictElementary306
672Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolNewtonNewton Comm School DistrictElementary306
673Mid City HighDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictHigh306
674Panorama ElementaryPanoraPanorama Comm School DistrictElementary306
675Black Hawk Elementary SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School DistrictElementary305
676Cascade Elementary SchoolCascadeWestern Dubuque Comm School DistrictElementary305
677Monticello Middle SchoolMonticelloMonticello Comm School DistrictMiddle305
678Mount Ayr High SchoolMount AyrMount Ayr Comm School DistrictHigh304
679Sageville Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictElementary304
680New Hampton Middle SchoolNew HamptonNew Hampton Comm School DistrictMiddle304
681Forest City High SchoolForest CityForest City Comm School DistrictHigh304
682Hartford Upper ElementaryHartfordCarlisle Comm School DistrictElementary303
683Woodbine High SchoolWoodbineWoodbine Comm School DistrictHigh303
684East Buchanan Elementary SchoolWinthropEast Buchanan Comm School DistrictElementary303
685South Side Elementary SchoolHamptonHampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictElementary303
686Lake Mills Elementary SchoolLake MillsLake Mills Comm School DistrictElementary303
687Tipton High SchoolTiptonTipton Comm School DistrictHigh302
688Carter Lake Elementary SchoolCarter LakeCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary301
689Columbus Elementary SchoolCharitonChariton Comm School DistrictElementary301
690Lisbon Secondary SchoolLisbonLisbon Comm School DistrictHigh301
691Clark Elementary SchoolLe MarsLe Mars Comm School DistrictElementary301
692North Mahaska Elementary SchoolNew SharonNorth Mahaska Comm School DistrictElementary301
693John Cline Elementary SchoolDecorahDecorah Community School DistrictElementary300
694Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary SchoolBrooklynBrooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School DistrictElementary300
695Shenandoah High SchoolShenandoahShenandoah Comm School DistrictHigh300
696Grant Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary300
697South Hamilton Middle And High SchoolJewellSouth Hamilton Comm School DistrictHigh300
698Bryant Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictElementary299
699Hinton Elementary SchoolHintonHinton Comm School DistrictElementary299
700South Central Calhoun Elementary SchoolRockwell CitySouth Central Calhoun Comm School DistrictElementary299
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