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The fastest-growing public high schools in Iowa

Across Iowa, 133 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Dallas Center-Grimes High School leads the list at 79.7%, against a median of 11.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
133
Iowa
Top Enrollment growth
79.7%
Median Enrollment growth
11.3%
FASTEST GROWING · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Dallas Center-Grimes High SchoolGrimes, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School District5971,07379.7%
2Clarinda High SchoolClarinda, IAClarinda Comm School District28651178.7%
3Liberty High SchoolNorth Liberty, IAIowa City Comm School District7351,28675.0%
4Hinton High SchoolHinton, IAHinton Comm School District21237074.5%
5Durant Junior/Senior High SchoolDurant, IADurant Comm School District20934062.7%
6Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant, IABondurant-Farrar Comm School District54084957.2%
7Prairie High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District1,1751,76650.3%
8Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolFort Madison, IAFort Madison Comm School District56785250.3%
9Riverside Middle/Senior High SchoolOakland, IARiverside Comm School District24436549.6%
10Alburnett Senior High SchoolAlburnett, IAAlburnett Comm School District20129345.8%
11West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High SchoolWest Burlington, IAWest Burlington Ind School District27539644.0%
12North Polk High SchoolAlleman, IANorth Polk Comm School District47164436.7%
13Okoboji High SchoolMilford, IAOkoboji Comm School District26836636.6%
14Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District41156136.5%
15Sioux Center High SchoolSioux Center, IASioux Center Comm School District38251835.6%
16Timberline SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District73299235.5%
17Eagle Grove High SchoolEagle Grove, IAEagle Grove Comm School District24632933.7%
18ADM Senior High SchoolAdel, IAAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District50166632.9%
19East Sac County High SchoolLake View, IAEast Sac County Comm School District26034432.3%
20Red Oak Junior/Senior High SchoolRed Oak, IARed Oak Comm School District31942031.7%
21MFL MarMac High SchoolMonona, IAMFL MarMac Comm School District20226330.2%
22Washington High SchoolCherokee, IACherokee Comm School District28236629.8%
23Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District1,0771,37527.7%
24Hampton-Dumont High SchoolHampton, IAHampton-Dumont Comm School District35845727.7%
25Denver Senior High SchoolDenver, IADenver Comm School District21927826.9%
26Mediapolis High SchoolMediapolis, IAMediapolis Comm School District24631226.8%
27Clear Creek Amana High SchoolTiffin, IAClear Creek Amana Comm School District63280026.6%
28Norwalk Senior High SchoolNorwalk, IANorwalk Comm School District8181,03526.5%
29Cardinal High SchoolEldon, IACardinal Comm School District21427026.2%
30Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High SchoolLetts, IALouisa-Muscatine Comm School District28035326.1%
31Van Meter High SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School District25131625.9%
32Wilton Jr-Sr High SchoolWilton, IAWilton Comm School District35644725.6%
33Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High SchoolLawton, IALawton-Bronson Comm School District27233924.6%
34MOC-Floyd Valley High SchoolOrange City, IAMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District39248624.0%
35Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District1,1971,47022.8%
36Mid City HighDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District25030622.4%
37Pleasant Valley High SchoolBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School District1,4271,73121.3%
38Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle, IACarlisle Comm School District62275421.2%
39Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High SchoolPackwood, IAPekin Comm School District21425820.6%
40Pella High SchoolPella, IAPella Comm School District66980119.7%
41Northview Middle SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District8561,02119.3%
42Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District1,1171,33319.3%
43Cascade Junior-Senior High SchoolCascade, IAWestern Dubuque Comm School District33039218.8%
44Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High SchoolLiberty Center, IASoutheast Warren Comm School District23327618.5%
45North Mahaska Jr-Sr High SchoolNew Sharon, IANorth Mahaska Comm School District23327518.0%
46Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High SchoolNashua, IANashua-Plainfield Comm School District26431117.8%
47Hudson High SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School District31637117.4%
48WACO High SchoolWayland, IAWACO Comm School District20624117.0%
49Woodward-Granger High SchoolWoodward, IAWoodward-Granger Comm School District23127016.9%
50Spencer High SchoolSpencer, IASpencer Comm School District58968816.8%
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