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The highest-poverty public schools in Polk County, Iowa · page 3

Ranks 101–130 of the highest-poverty public schools in Polk County, Iowa. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
101	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	575	24.7%
102	Webster Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	519	23.9%
103	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,375	23.0%
104	Anderson Elementary School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Elementary	531	22.4%
105	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,820	22.4%
106	Crocker Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	489	21.5%
107	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	197	21.3%
108	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	High	849	20.4%
109	Heritage Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	Elementary	530	20.2%
110	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	392	20.2%
111	Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Middle	398	19.8%
112	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Middle	1,004	17.6%
113	Westwood Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	551	17.6%
114	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,021	17.1%
115	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,470	16.5%
116	Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Middle	445	16.4%
117	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Elementary	555	15.5%
118	Ashland Ridge Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	548	14.1%
119	Morris Elementary	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Elementary	601	13.6%
120	North Ridge Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	Elementary	412	13.3%
121	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	840	12.9%
122	Northeast Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	595	12.6%
123	Abbie Grove Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	445	11.5%
124	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	644	10.2%
125	Big Creek Elementary	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Elementary	357	9.8%
126	North Polk Central Elementary School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Elementary	408	9.6%
127	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Middle	504	8.5%
128	North Polk West Elementary School	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Elementary	396	7.3%
129	Prairie Trail Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	526	5.9%
130	Terrace Learning Center	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	361	0.8%

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