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

Across Polk County, Iowa, 17 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Ankeny Centennial High School leads the list at 82.7%, against a median of 71.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Science)

82.7%

Median % Proficient (Science)

71.8%

BEST IN SCIENCE · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,470	82.7%	▲ 3
2	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,820	80.5%	▲ 4
3	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	913	80.2%	no change
4	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,375	78.7%	▲ 1
5	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,021	78.7%	▼ 3
6	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	644	76.6%	▼ 5
7	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	High	1,722	75.6%	▲ 3
8	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,161	74.8%	▼ 1
9	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	High	1,301	71.8%	▲ 2
10	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	2,178	61.1%	▼ 1
11	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,051	60.7%	▲ 1
12	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	High	849	55.6%	▼ 4
13	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	458	44.5%	no change
14	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,428	42.1%	▲ 3
15	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	898	39.9%	▼ 1
16	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,364	38.9%	▼ 1
17	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,952	37.6%	▼ 1

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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