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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
301East Elementary SchoolSheldonSheldon Comm School DistrictElementary468
302Louisa-Muscatine ElementaryLettsLouisa-Muscatine Comm School DistrictElementary468
303Alan Shepard Elementary SchoolLong GroveNorth Scott Comm School DistrictElementary467
304Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCollege Comm School DistrictElementary466
305Moulton Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary465
306Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary464
307Humboldt High SchoolHumboldtHumboldt Comm School DistrictHigh464
308Waterford Elementary SchoolUrbandaleWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary464
309Ekstrand Elementary SchoolDe WittCentral DeWitt School DistrictElementary464
310John Adams Middle SchoolMason CityMason City Comm School DistrictMiddle463
311Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary463
312Inman Elementary SchoolRed OakRed Oak Comm School DistrictElementary461
313Clear Lake High SchoolClear LakeClear Lake Comm School DistrictHigh461
314Lisbon Elementary SchoolLisbonLisbon Comm School DistrictElementary461
315Demoney ElementaryEsthervilleEstherville Lincoln Central Comm School DistrictElementary460
316Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary460
317Carroll Middle SchoolCarrollCarroll Comm School DistrictMiddle459
318Harrison Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictElementary459
319Interstate 35 Elementary SchoolTruroInterstate 35 Comm School DistrictElementary458
320Saydel High SchoolDes MoinesSaydel Comm School DistrictHigh458
321Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary458
322Algona High SchoolAlgonaAlgona Comm School DistrictHigh458
323Hampton-Dumont High SchoolHamptonHampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictHigh457
324Stewart Elementary SchoolWashingtonWashington Comm School DistrictElementary457
325Pleasantville ElementaryPleasantvillePleasantville Comm School DistrictElementary456
326Wilder Elementary SchoolIndianolaIndianola Comm School DistrictElementary456
327Weber ElementaryIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary456
328Hoyt Middle SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle455
329George Washington Carver AcademyWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle455
330Roosevelt Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary455
331Humboldt Middle SchoolHumboldtHumboldt Comm School DistrictMiddle454
332Hawthorne Elementary SchoolKeokukKeokuk Comm School DistrictElementary454
333Webster City Middle SchoolWebster CityWebster City Comm School DistrictMiddle454
334Glenwood Middle SchoolGlenwoodGlenwood Comm School DistrictMiddle453
335Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary453
336Northeast Middle-High SchoolGoose LakeNortheast Comm School DistrictHigh452
337Edward Stone Middle SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School DistrictMiddle452
338Washington High SchoolWashingtonWashington Comm School DistrictHigh452
339Ballard West ElementarySlaterBallard Comm School DistrictElementary451
340Hunt Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary451
341Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary451
342Lambert Elementary SchoolManchesterWest Delaware County Comm School DistrictElementary449
343Highland Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary448
344Forest City Elementary SchoolForest CityForest City Comm School DistrictElementary448
345Wilton Jr-Sr High SchoolWiltonWilton Comm School DistrictHigh447
346Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory CityRoland-Story Comm School DistrictElementary446
347Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolBondurantBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictMiddle445
348Westfield Elementary SchoolRobinsLinn-Mar Comm School DistrictElementary445
349Abbie Grove ElementaryAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary445
350Eagle Heights Elementary SchoolClintonClinton Comm School DistrictElementary443
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