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The highest-poverty public high schools in Polk County, Iowa

Across Polk County, Iowa, 19 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North High School leads the list at 84.0%, against a median of 36.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top % FRL

84.0%

Median % FRL

36.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,428	84.0%
2	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	898	80.0%
3	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,952	78.4%
4	Walnut Creek Campus	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	152	76.3%
5	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,364	74.9%
6	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	2,178	68.0%
7	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,051	55.2%
8	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	458	52.8%
9	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	678	49.0%
10	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	High	1,301	36.4%
11	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	High	1,722	33.4%
12	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	913	27.5%
13	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,161	27.0%
14	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,375	23.0%
15	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,820	22.4%
16	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	High	849	20.4%
17	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,021	17.1%
18	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,470	16.5%
19	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	644	10.2%

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