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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
651Nodaway Valley Elementary SchoolGreenfieldNodaway Valley Comm School DistrictElementary312
652Mediapolis High SchoolMediapolisMediapolis Comm School DistrictHigh312
653Hanawalt ElementaryDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary312
654North Fayette Valley Middle SchoolElginNorth Fayette Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle312
655Sheldon Middle SchoolSheldonSheldon Comm School DistrictMiddle312
656Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent 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
662Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary SchoolSibleySibley-Ocheyedan Comm School DistrictElementary308
663Clear Lake Middle SchoolClear LakeClear Lake Comm School DistrictMiddle308
664Lenox Elementary SchoolLenoxLenox Comm School DistrictElementary308
665Pekin Elementary SchoolPackwoodPekin Comm School DistrictElementary308
666Erskine Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary308
667Odebolt Elementary-Ida GroveIda GroveOdebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School DistrictElementary308
668Estherville Lincoln Central Middle SchoolEsthervilleEstherville Lincoln Central Comm School DistrictMiddle308
669Martensdale Elementary SchoolMartensdaleMartensdale-St Marys Comm School DistrictElementary307
670Mid City HighDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictHigh306
671Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary306
672Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolNewtonNewton Comm School DistrictElementary306
673Panorama ElementaryPanoraPanorama Comm School DistrictElementary306
674Dike Elementary SchoolDikeDike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictElementary306
675Monticello Middle SchoolMonticelloMonticello Comm School DistrictMiddle305
676Black Hawk Elementary SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School DistrictElementary305
677Cascade Elementary SchoolCascadeWestern Dubuque Comm School DistrictElementary305
678New Hampton Middle SchoolNew HamptonNew Hampton Comm School DistrictMiddle304
679Sageville Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictElementary304
680Mount Ayr High SchoolMount AyrMount Ayr Comm School DistrictHigh304
681Forest City High SchoolForest CityForest City Comm School DistrictHigh304
682East Buchanan Elementary SchoolWinthropEast Buchanan Comm School DistrictElementary303
683Hartford Upper ElementaryHartfordCarlisle Comm School DistrictElementary303
684South Side Elementary SchoolHamptonHampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictElementary303
685Woodbine High SchoolWoodbineWoodbine Comm School DistrictHigh303
686Lake Mills Elementary SchoolLake MillsLake Mills Comm School DistrictElementary303
687Tipton High SchoolTiptonTipton Comm School DistrictHigh302
688Carter Lake Elementary SchoolCarter LakeCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary301
689North Mahaska Elementary SchoolNew SharonNorth Mahaska Comm School DistrictElementary301
690Clark Elementary SchoolLe MarsLe Mars Comm School DistrictElementary301
691Columbus Elementary SchoolCharitonChariton Comm School DistrictElementary301
692Lisbon Secondary SchoolLisbonLisbon Comm School DistrictHigh301
693Grant Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary300
694South Hamilton Middle And High SchoolJewellSouth Hamilton Comm School DistrictHigh300
695John Cline Elementary SchoolDecorahDecorah Community School DistrictElementary300
696Shenandoah High SchoolShenandoahShenandoah Comm School DistrictHigh300
697Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary SchoolBrooklynBrooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School DistrictElementary300
698Hinton Elementary SchoolHintonHinton Comm School DistrictElementary299
699Bryant Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictElementary299
700South Central Calhoun Elementary SchoolRockwell CitySouth Central Calhoun Comm School DistrictElementary299
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