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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Polk County, Iowa

117 public schools in Polk County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Prairie Trail Elementary leads the list at 90.2%, against a median of 67.8% 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

117

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Proficient

90.2%

Median % Proficient

67.8%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Prairie Trail Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	5.9%	526	90.2%
2	Runnells Elementary	Runnells, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	26.9%	260	89.8%
3	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	31.0%	255	89.0%
4	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Middle	8.5%	504	87.1%
5	Parkview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Middle	27.3%	865	85.9%
6	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	17.1%	1,021	85.7%
7	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	12.9%	840	85.5%
8	Webster Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	23.9%	519	85.0%
9	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	10.2%	644	84.6%
10	Northeast Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	12.6%	595	83.9%
11	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	27.5%	913	83.7%
12	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Middle	17.6%	1,004	83.6%
13	Big Creek Elementary	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Elementary	9.8%	357	83.3%
14	Westwood Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	17.6%	551	82.9%
15	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	20.2%	392	82.6%
16	Ashland Ridge Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	14.1%	548	82.2%
17	Jordan Creek Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	33.4%	652	82.2%
18	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Middle	26.0%	1,118	81.9%
19	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	16.5%	1,470	81.3%
20	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	27.0%	1,161	81.0%
21	Westridge Elementary	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	39.5%	744	80.7%
22	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	24.7%	575	80.4%
23	Crocker Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	21.5%	489	80.1%
24	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	22.4%	1,820	79.9%
25	Crossroads Park Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	51.5%	530	79.9%
26	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	23.0%	1,375	79.5%
27	Centennial Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	38.1%	423	79.4%
28	North Polk Central Elementary School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Elementary	9.6%	408	79.1%
29	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Middle	41.0%	1,112	79.0%
30	Rock Creek Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	26.4%	639	78.6%
31	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	21.3%	197	78.3%
32	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Middle	51.9%	661	78.2%
33	Lawson Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	33.2%	545	78.1%
34	Anderson Elementary School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Elementary	22.4%	531	77.6%
35	Valerius Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	43.3%	598	77.5%
36	Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Middle	19.8%	398	77.4%
37	Four Mile Elementary	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	37.8%	495	77.3%
38	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	45.9%	440	77.2%
39	Altoona Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	53.4%	429	76.9%
40	Heritage Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	33.9%	604	74.9%
41	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	49.0%	678	74.4%
42	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	52.8%	233	74.4%
43	Horizon Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	35.9%	613	74.0%
44	Timber Ridge Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	27.3%	667	73.9%
45	Stilwell Junior High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Middle	47.0%	645	73.2%
46	Southeast Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	33.0%	585	72.8%
47	Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Middle	41.4%	892	72.4%
48	Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Middle	16.4%	445	72.4%
49	Fairmeadows Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	43.5%	542	72.3%
50	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	43.7%	657	72.2%

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