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The highest-performing public schools in science in Des Moines, Iowa

57 public schools in Des Moines, Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Cowles Elementary School leads the list at 90.2%, against a median of 39.9% across the ranked schools.

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Des Moines, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Science)

90.2%

Median % Proficient (Science)

39.9%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DES MOINES, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	392	90.2%
2	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	197	76.2%
3	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	657	69.1%
4	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	551	66.7%
5	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	312	65.3%
6	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	440	64.3%
7	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	362	60.7%
8	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,051	60.7%
9	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	257	59.3%
10	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	312	58.0%
11	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	293	57.1%
12	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Middle	396	56.5%
13	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	285	55.7%
14	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	438	55.3%
15	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	493	52.9%
16	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	641	51.0%
17	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	670	50.0%
18	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	662	49.8%
19	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	455	48.2%
20	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	553	48.0%
21	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	511	45.7%
22	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	275	45.5%
23	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	458	44.5%
24	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	254	44.4%
25	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	241	44.0%
26	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	688	42.4%
27	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,428	42.1%
28	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	247	41.9%
29	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	898	39.9%
30	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	422	39.7%
31	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,364	38.9%
32	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	519	38.9%
33	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	380	38.6%
34	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	561	38.3%
35	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	465	38.1%
36	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,952	37.6%
37	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	488	37.3%
38	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	490	36.7%
39	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	436	36.5%
40	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	324	36.2%
41	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	265	36.1%
42	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	603	35.2%
43	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	386	34.8%
44	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	622	33.7%
45	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	394	32.7%
46	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	263	32.4%
47	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	297	32.4%
48	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	533	31.9%
49	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	297	31.6%
50	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	285	30.0%

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