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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Polk County, Iowa · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Polk County, Iowa. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
51	Clay Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	36.1%	700	71.3%
52	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	High	20.4%	849	71.0%
53	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Elementary	15.5%	555	70.9%
54	East Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	46.2%	409	70.9%
55	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	41.3%	312	70.7%
56	Northwest Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	37.3%	346	70.2%
57	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	59.7%	551	70.1%
58	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	High	36.4%	1,301	68.0%
59	Olmsted Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	51.0%	622	67.8%
60	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	High	33.4%	1,722	67.5%
61	Western Hills Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	45.8%	570	67.4%
62	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	42.8%	362	67.1%
63	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	46.4%	293	66.7%
64	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	49.4%	312	65.9%
65	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	68.0%	2,178	65.5%
66	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	62.8%	438	63.9%
67	Willowbrook Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	53.0%	523	63.5%
68	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Middle	56.6%	396	62.9%
69	Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	71.7%	548	61.7%
70	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	68.9%	241	61.2%
71	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	55.2%	2,051	59.5%
72	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	62.3%	257	58.7%
73	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	57.5%	254	56.8%
74	Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	Charter Organization: Concept Schools	Elementary	79.3%	150	54.7%
75	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	83.3%	670	54.0%
76	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	88.7%	247	52.1%
77	Crestview School of Inquiry	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	84.1%	558	52.0%
78	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	86.3%	314	51.8%
79	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	79.8%	662	51.6%
80	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	71.3%	641	51.3%
81	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	79.9%	553	50.0%
82	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	52.8%	458	48.9%
83	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	79.0%	386	48.5%
84	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	77.7%	265	48.5%
85	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	67.0%	285	48.5%
86	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	80.6%	490	48.1%
87	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	76.3%	279	47.5%
88	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	87.7%	519	47.3%
89	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	79.1%	263	46.9%
90	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	84.8%	422	46.6%
91	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	86.8%	493	46.6%
92	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	86.9%	275	46.4%
93	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	88.8%	285	44.1%
94	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	85.2%	324	43.9%
95	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	80.0%	898	43.6%
96	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	89.3%	535	43.5%
97	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	90.9%	297	42.9%
98	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	87.4%	688	42.8%
99	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	82.6%	455	42.8%
100	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	84.7%	511	42.4%

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