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The public schools with the highest share of Asian students in Iowa

1,226 public schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Asian students, ranked by the share of students who are Asian, from federal NCES enrollment data. Samuelson Elementary School leads the list at 30.6%, against a median of 0.5% 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

1,226

Iowa

Top % Asian

30.6%

Median % Asian

0.5%

MOST ASIAN · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Asian students	% Asian
1	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	386	118	30.6%
2	Westfield Elementary School	Robins, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	445	129	29.0%
3	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	216	51	23.6%
4	Hopewell Elementary	Bettendorf, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	658	141	21.4%
5	Wickham Elementary	Coralville, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	315	63	20.0%
6	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	493	88	17.9%
7	Fellows Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	489	83	17.0%
8	Woodland Hills Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	Waukee Comm School District	578	92	15.9%
9	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	233	37	15.9%
10	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	104	15.7%
11	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	134	14.9%
12	Timber Ridge Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	667	95	14.2%
13	Lawson Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	545	77	14.1%
14	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	97	14.1%
15	Oak Ridge Middle School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	534	75	14.0%
16	J C Hoglan Elementary School	Marshalltown, IA	Marshalltown Comm School District	337	47	13.9%
17	Storm Lake Elementary	Storm Lake, IA	Storm Lake Comm School District	822	112	13.6%
18	Hazel Point Intermediate School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	563	75	13.3%
19	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	43	13.3%
20	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	341	45	13.2%
21	Pleasant Valley Junior High School	LeClaire, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	940	124	13.2%
22	Storm Lake High School	Storm Lake, IA	Storm Lake Comm School District	851	112	13.2%
23	Storm Lake Middle School	Storm Lake, IA	Storm Lake Comm School District	651	85	13.1%
24	Brookview Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	Waukee Comm School District	592	77	13.0%
25	Riverdale Heights Elem School	Bettendorf, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	628	80	12.7%
26	Echo Hill Elementary	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	536	65	12.1%
27	Norman Borlaug Elementary School	Coralville, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	405	49	12.1%
28	Forest Grove Elementary	Bettendorf, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	332	40	12.1%
29	Pleasant View Elementary School	Bettendorf, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	621	74	11.9%
30	Crestview School of Inquiry	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	558	65	11.7%
31	Olmsted Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	622	72	11.6%
32	Columbus Community Junior High School	Columbus Junction, IA	Columbus Comm School District	104	12	11.5%
33	Sugar Creek Elementary School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	630	72	11.4%
34	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	45	11.4%
35	Valerius Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	598	68	11.4%
36	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	292	33	11.3%
37	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	55	11.2%
38	Pleasant Valley High School	Bettendorf, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	1,731	193	11.2%
39	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,118	123	11.0%
40	South Middle School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	1,092	119	10.9%
41	Timberline School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	992	108	10.9%
42	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	155	10.8%
43	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	535	58	10.8%
44	Nixon Elementary School	Hiawatha, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	289	31	10.7%
45	Lincoln Elementary School	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	217	23	10.6%
46	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	30	10.5%
47	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	62	10.3%
48	Roundy Elementary School	Columbus Junction, IA	Columbus Comm School District	383	39	10.2%
49	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	29	10.2%
50	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	28	10.0%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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