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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
951Montezuma Elementary SchoolMontezumaMontezuma Comm School DistrictElementary218
952Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle SchoolFredericksburgSumner-Fredericksburg Comm School DistrictMiddle217
953East Marshall Senior High SchoolLe GrandEast Marshall Comm School DistrictHigh217
954Lincoln Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary217
955Woodlawn Early Childhood CenterDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary216
956Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColoColo-NESCO Comm School DistrictHigh216
957CAM Elementary SchoolMassenaCAM Comm School DistrictElementary216
958Dunkerton ElementaryDunkertonDunkerton Comm School DistrictElementary215
959Carrie Lee ElementaryDecorahDecorah Community School DistrictElementary215
960English Valleys Jr-Sr High SchoolNorth EnglishEnglish Valleys Comm School DistrictHigh214
961Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance CenterCoon RapidsCoon Rapids-Bayard Comm School DistrictHigh214
962East Mills Elementary SchoolMalvernEast Mills Comm School DistrictElementary214
963MMCRU High SchoolMarcusMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School DistrictHigh213
964Mark Twain ElementaryIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary213
965West Marshall Middle SchoolState CenterWest Marshall Comm School DistrictMiddle213
966Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High SchoolTaborFremont-Mills Comm School DistrictHigh213
967Davis Elementary SchoolGrinnellGrinnell-Newburg Comm School DistrictElementary213
968Gateway High SchoolOttumwaOttumwa Comm School DistrictHigh213
969Harlan Elementary SchoolMount PleasantMount Pleasant Comm School DistrictElementary212
970James Wilson Grimes SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School DistrictElementary212
971Parkersburg Elementary SchoolParkersburgAplington-Parkersburg Comm School DistrictElementary211
972Stuart Elementary SchoolStuartWest Central Valley Comm School DistrictElementary211
973Corning Elementary SchoolCorningCorning Comm School DistrictElementary210
974Dike-New Hartford Junior High SchoolNew HartfordDike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictMiddle210
975Pleasant View Elementary SchoolWebster CityWebster City Comm School DistrictElementary210
976Baxter Elementary SchoolBaxterBaxter Comm School DistrictElementary209
977Durant Elementary SchoolSumnerSumner-Fredericksburg Comm School DistrictElementary209
978Northeast Hamilton Elementary SchoolBlairsburgWebster City Comm School DistrictElementary208
979Boyer Valley Elementary SchoolDow CityBoyer Valley Comm School DistrictElementary208
980Carpenter Elementary SchoolMonticelloMonticello Comm School DistrictElementary208
981Horace Mann Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary207
982Gladbrook-Reinbeck Jr. High & High SchoolReinbeckGladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School DistrictHigh207
983Moravia High SchoolMoraviaMoravia Comm School DistrictHigh207
984Briggs Elementary SchoolMaquoketaMaquoketa Comm School DistrictElementary207
985Edgewood-Colesburg High SchoolEdgewoodEdgewood-Colesburg Comm School DistrictHigh206
986Schuler Elementary SchoolAtlanticAtlantic Comm School DistrictElementary206
987Washington Elementary SchoolCharles CityCharles City Comm School DistrictElementary206
988Maquoketa Valley Senior High SchoolDelhiMaquoketa Valley Comm School DistrictHigh206
989Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton ElementaryExiraExira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School DistrictElementary206
990AHSTW High SchoolAvocaAHSTW Comm School DistrictHigh205
991Lone Tree Middle-Senior High SchoolLone TreeLone Tree Comm School DistrictHigh205
992South Winneshiek High SchoolCalmarSouth Winneshiek Comm School DistrictHigh205
993Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High SchoolBelle PlaineBelle Plaine Comm School DistrictHigh205
994GMG Secondary SchoolGarwinGMG Comm School DistrictHigh205
995Riceville High SchoolRicevilleRiceville Comm School DistrictHigh205
996North Tama High SchoolTraerNorth Tama County Comm School DistrictHigh203
997Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High SchoolHartleyHartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School DistrictHigh203
998Garfield Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary202
999Lincoln Elementary SchoolMount PleasantMount Pleasant Comm School DistrictElementary202
1000East Union ElementaryAftonEast Union Comm School DistrictElementary201
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