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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
151Olmsted Elementary SchoolUrbandaleUrbandale Comm School DistrictElementary622
152Pleasant View Elementary SchoolBettendorfPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary621
153Boulder Peak Intermediate SchoolMarionLinn-Mar Comm School DistrictMiddle613
154Horizon ElementaryJohnstonJohnston Comm School DistrictElementary613
155Bryant Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary608
156Irving Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary605
157Williamsburg Jr-Sr High SchoolWilliamsburgWilliamsburg Comm School DistrictHigh604
158Heritage ElementaryAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary604
159Mary Welsh ElementaryWilliamsburgWilliamsburg Comm School DistrictElementary604
160Harding Middle SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle603
161Morris ElementaryBondurantBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictElementary601
162Valerius Elementary SchoolUrbandaleUrbandale Comm School DistrictElementary598
163Northeast ElementaryAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary595
164Excelsior Middle SchoolMarionLinn-Mar Comm School DistrictMiddle594
165Leeds Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary593
166Taft Middle SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle593
167Brookview Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary592
168Shuler Elementary SchoolCliveWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary592
169Eason Elementary SchoolWaukeeWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary590
170Vernon Middle SchoolMarionMarion Independent School DistrictMiddle587
171Dallas Center-Grimes Middle SchoolDallas CenterDallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictMiddle586
172Boone Middle SchoolBooneBoone Comm School DistrictMiddle586
173Ballard High SchoolHuxleyBallard Comm School DistrictHigh586
174Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary585
175George Washington Middle SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle584
176Keokuk High SchoolKeokukKeokuk Comm School DistrictHigh583
177Loess Hills ElementarySIOUX CITYSioux City Comm School DistrictElementary578
178Van Meter Elementary SchoolVan MeterVan Meter Comm School DistrictElementary578
179Woodland Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary578
180Williams Middle SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictMiddle577
181Maple Grove Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary577
182Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary576
183Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnstonJohnston Comm School DistrictElementary575
184Garfield Elementary SchoolClarindaClarinda Comm School DistrictElementary573
185Glenwood Senior High SchoolGlenwoodGlenwood Comm School DistrictHigh570
186Western Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictElementary570
187Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary569
188Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictElementary568
189Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary565
190Central Lee Elementary SchoolDonnellsonCentral Lee Comm School DistrictElementary564
191Hazel Point Intermediate SchoolMarionLinn-Mar Comm School DistrictMiddle563
192Hudson Elementary SchoolHudsonHudson Comm School DistrictElementary562
193West Lyon Elementary SchoolInwoodWest Lyon Comm School DistrictElementary561
194Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary561
195Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh561
196Pickwick Early Childhood CenterOttumwaOttumwa Comm School DistrictElementary560
197Crestview School of InquiryCliveWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictElementary558
198Orchard Hills ElementaryNorwalkNorwalk Comm School DistrictElementary558
199Edward White Elementary SchoolEldridgeNorth Scott Comm School DistrictElementary556
200Decorah High SchoolDecorahDecorah Community School DistrictHigh555
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