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The highest-performing public schools in science in Polk County, Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in science in Polk County, Iowa, drawn from 109 qualifying public schools. Mitchellville Elementary leads the list at 91.9%, against a median of 58.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

109

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Science)

91.9%

Median % Proficient (Science)

58.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	255	91.9%
2	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Middle	504	91.4%
3	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	392	90.2%
4	Prairie Trail Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	526	89.5%
5	Runnells Elementary	Runnells, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	260	84.6%
6	Jordan Creek Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	652	83.1%
7	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,470	82.7%
8	Webster Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	519	81.3%
9	Northeast Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	595	80.6%
10	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,820	80.5%
11	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	913	80.2%
12	Westridge Elementary	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	744	79.1%
13	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,375	78.7%
14	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,021	78.7%
15	Valerius Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	598	78.0%
16	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	840	77.0%
17	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	644	76.6%
18	Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Middle	398	76.4%
19	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	197	76.2%
20	Crocker Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	489	75.9%
21	Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Middle	445	75.8%
22	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	High	1,722	75.6%
23	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,161	74.8%
24	Big Creek Elementary	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Elementary	357	74.8%
25	Ashland Ridge Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	548	74.7%
26	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	575	74.0%
27	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Middle	661	74.0%
28	Crossroads Park Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	530	73.5%
29	Four Mile Elementary	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	495	72.0%
30	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	High	1,301	71.8%
31	Timber Ridge Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	667	70.6%
32	Lawson Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	545	70.3%
33	Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Middle	892	70.2%
34	Westwood Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	551	70.0%
35	Rock Creek Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	639	69.9%
36	North Polk Central Elementary School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Elementary	408	69.2%
37	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	657	69.1%
38	Northwest Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	346	67.7%
39	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	233	67.5%
40	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	551	66.7%
41	Clay Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	700	66.3%
42	Heritage Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	604	65.9%
43	Centennial Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	423	65.7%
44	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	312	65.3%
45	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	440	64.3%
46	Stilwell Junior High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Middle	645	64.2%
47	Olmsted Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	622	63.6%
48	Western Hills Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	570	63.6%
49	Horizon Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	613	62.9%
50	Altoona Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	429	61.8%

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