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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
51Ames Middle SchoolAmesAmes Comm School DistrictMiddle1,033
52Northview Middle SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictHigh1,021
53Fort Dodge High SchoolFort DodgeFort Dodge Comm School DistrictHigh1,020
54Lewis Central Senior High SchoolCouncil BluffsLewis Central Comm School DistrictHigh1,020
55Burlington Community High SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School DistrictHigh1,016
56East High SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh1,016
57Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictMiddle1,004
58Timberline SchoolWaukeeWaukee Comm School DistrictHigh992
59Clinton High SchoolClintonClinton Comm School DistrictHigh981
60Bettendorf Middle SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School DistrictMiddle952
61Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClairePleasant Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle940
62Fort Madison Elementary SchoolFort MadisonFort Madison Comm School DistrictElementary932
63Western Dubuque High SchoolEpworthWestern Dubuque Comm School DistrictHigh927
64North Central Middle SchoolNorth LibertyIowa City Comm School DistrictMiddle925
65Southview Middle SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictHigh913
66Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictMiddle913
67Ottumwa High SchoolOttumwaOttumwa Comm School DistrictHigh910
68Oskaloosa Elementary SchoolOskaloosaOskaloosa Comm School DistrictElementary903
69Titan Hill Intermediate SchoolCouncil BluffsLewis Central Comm School DistrictElementary901
70Hoover High SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictHigh898
71Urbandale Middle SchoolUrbandaleUrbandale Comm School DistrictMiddle892
72Mason City High SchoolMason CityMason City Comm School DistrictHigh891
73Prairie PointCedar RapidsCollege Comm School DistrictMiddle868
74Waukee Middle SchoolWaukeeWaukee Comm School DistrictMiddle867
75Parkview Middle SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictMiddle865
76Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictMiddle855
77Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolFort MadisonFort Madison Comm School DistrictHigh852
78Storm Lake High SchoolStorm LakeStorm Lake Comm School DistrictHigh851
79Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurantBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictHigh849
80Hoover Middle SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle848
81Prairie CreekCedar RapidsCollege Comm School DistrictMiddle846
82Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnstonJohnston Comm School DistrictElementary840
83West Middle SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictMiddle826
84Norwalk Middle SchoolNorwalkNorwalk Comm School DistrictMiddle824
85Storm Lake ElementaryStorm LakeStorm Lake Comm School DistrictElementary822
86Indianola Middle SchoolIndianolaIndianola Comm School DistrictMiddle818
87Perry ElementaryPerryPerry Comm School DistrictElementary816
88Newton Senior High SchoolNewtonNewton Comm School DistrictHigh806
89Pella High SchoolPellaPella Comm School DistrictHigh801
90Clear Creek Amana High SchoolTiffinClear Creek Amana Comm School DistrictHigh800
91Berg Middle SchoolNewtonNewton Comm School DistrictMiddle790
92Denison High SchoolDenisonDenison Comm School DistrictHigh777
93Fort Dodge Middle SchoolFort DodgeFort Dodge Comm School DistrictMiddle765
94Trailridge SchoolWaukeeWaukee Comm School DistrictMiddle754
95Carlisle High SchoolCarlisleCarlisle Comm School DistrictHigh754
96Clinton Middle SchoolClintonClinton Comm School DistrictMiddle745
97Westridge ElementaryWest Des MoinesWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictElementary744
98Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High SchoolWaverlyWaverly-Shell Rock Comm School DistrictHigh737
99B R Miller Middle SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School DistrictMiddle736
100Marion High SchoolMarionMarion Independent School DistrictHigh735
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