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The fastest-growing public schools in Polk County, Iowa

Across Polk County, Iowa, 35 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Southeast Polk Middle School leads the list at 92.7%, against a median of 8.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top Enrollment growth

92.7%

Median Enrollment growth

8.3%

FASTEST GROWING · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	577	1,112	92.7%
2	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	540	849	57.2%
3	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	593	840	41.7%
4	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	471	644	36.7%
5	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	385	504	30.9%
6	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,077	1,375	27.7%
7	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,197	1,470	22.8%
8	Morris Elementary	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	498	601	20.7%
9	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	856	1,021	19.3%
10	Four Mile Elementary	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	430	495	15.1%
11	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	427	490	14.8%
12	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	495	561	13.3%
13	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,606	1,820	13.3%
14	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	903	1,004	11.2%
15	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	415	458	10.4%
16	Clay Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	644	700	8.7%
17	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	235	255	8.5%
18	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,319	1,428	8.3%
19	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	2,018	2,178	7.9%
20	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	847	913	7.8%
21	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,943	2,051	5.6%
22	Westridge Elementary	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	705	744	5.5%
23	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	418	440	5.3%
24	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	631	661	4.8%
25	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	531	555	4.5%
26	North Polk Central Elementary School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	393	408	3.8%
27	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	283	293	3.5%
28	Heritage Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	513	530	3.3%
29	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,130	1,161	2.7%
30	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	537	551	2.6%
31	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	285	2.2%
32	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	392	396	1.0%
33	Crestview School of Inquiry	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	554	558	0.7%
34	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,350	2,364	0.6%
35	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,112	1,118	0.5%

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