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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
401Clarke Community High SchoolOsceolaClarke Comm School DistrictHigh421
402McKinley Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictElementary421
403Red Oak Junior/Senior High SchoolRed OakRed Oak Comm School DistrictHigh420
404Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary420
405Grinnell Community Middle SchoolGrinnellGrinnell-Newburg Comm School DistrictMiddle420
406Algona Middle SchoolAlgonaAlgona Comm School DistrictMiddle419
407Fairview Elementary SchoolCarrollCarroll Comm School DistrictElementary419
408Davis County ElementaryBloomfieldDavis County Comm School DistrictElementary418
409Ballard Middle SchoolHuxleyBallard Comm School DistrictMiddle418
410Ballard East ElementaryCambridgeBallard Comm School DistrictElementary417
411Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary416
412Creston Elementary SchoolCrestonCreston Comm School DistrictElementary416
413Mid-Prairie Middle SchoolKalonaMid-Prairie Comm School DistrictMiddle415
414Vinton-Shellsburg High SchoolVintonVinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictHigh414
415South Tama County Middle SchoolToledoSouth Tama CountyMiddle413
416Bowman Woods Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn-Mar Comm School DistrictElementary413
417West Marshall Elementary SchoolState CenterWest Marshall Comm School DistrictElementary412
418Jesup Elementary SchoolJesupJesup Comm School DistrictElementary412
419Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictElementary412
420North Ridge ElementaryGrimesDallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictElementary412
421Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School DistrictMiddle412
422Fairfield Middle SchoolFairfieldFairfield Comm School DistrictMiddle410
423Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbertGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary409
424East Elementary SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary409
425Irving Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictElementary409
426Mark Twain Elementary SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School DistrictElementary409
427North Polk Central Elementary SchoolAllemanNorth Polk Comm School DistrictElementary408
428Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbertGilbert Comm School DistrictMiddle408
429Kluckhohn Elementary SchoolLe MarsLe Mars Comm School DistrictElementary407
430Bellevue Elementary SchoolBellevueBellevue Comm School DistrictElementary405
431Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolCoralvilleIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary405
432Lincoln Elementary SchoolOsageOsage Comm School DistrictElementary405
433Oskaloosa Middle SchoolOskaloosaOskaloosa Comm School DistrictMiddle404
434Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCollege Comm School DistrictElementary403
435Adel Elementary SchoolAdelAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictElementary403
436Paul Norton Elementary SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School DistrictElementary403
437Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle402
438Hoover Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary401
439Madison Elementary SchoolPellaPella Comm School DistrictElementary401
440Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle SchoolSergeant BluffSergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School DistrictMiddle400
441Strawberry HillAnamosaAnamosa Comm School DistrictElementary400
442Colfax-Mingo Elementary SchoolColfaxColfax-Mingo Comm School DistrictElementary399
443Bondurant-Farrar Junior HighBondurantBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictMiddle398
444Iowa Falls - Alden High SchoolIowa FallsIowa Falls Comm School DistrictHigh398
445North Ridge ElementaryWaverlyWaverly-Shell Rock Comm School DistrictElementary397
446West Liberty High SchoolWest LibertyWest Liberty Comm School DistrictHigh397
447Emerson Elementary SchoolIndianolaIndianola Comm School DistrictElementary396
448West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High SchoolWest BurlingtonWest Burlington Ind School DistrictHigh396
449North Polk West Elementary SchoolPolk CityNorth Polk Comm School DistrictElementary396
450Woodside Middle SchoolDes MoinesSaydel Comm School DistrictMiddle396
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