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

64 public schools in Des Moines, 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 5.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Des Moines, Iowa

Top % Asian

30.6%

Median % Asian

5.0%

MOST ASIAN · DES MOINES, 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	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	216	51	23.6%
3	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	493	88	17.9%
4	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	104	15.7%
5	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	134	14.9%
6	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	97	14.1%
7	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	43	13.3%
8	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	341	45	13.2%
9	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	45	11.4%
10	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	292	33	11.3%
11	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	55	11.2%
12	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	155	10.8%
13	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	535	58	10.8%
14	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	30	10.5%
15	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	62	10.3%
16	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	29	10.2%
17	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	28	10.0%
18	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	41	9.7%
19	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	314	28	8.9%
20	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	195	8.3%
21	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	25	7.9%
22	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	40	7.8%
23	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	670	50	7.5%
24	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	551	41	7.4%
25	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	22	7.4%
26	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	488	35	7.2%
27	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	130	6.7%
28	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	288	19	6.6%
29	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	27	5.8%
30	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	440	25	5.7%
31	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	247	13	5.3%
32	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	257	13	5.1%
33	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	438	22	5.0%
34	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	22	4.8%
35	Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	195	9	4.6%
36	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	17	4.5%
37	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	436	19	4.4%
38	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	235	10	4.3%
39	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	622	26	4.2%
40	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	265	11	4.2%
41	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	275	10	3.6%
42	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	23	3.6%
43	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	561	20	3.6%
44	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	553	19	3.4%
45	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	657	22	3.4%
46	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	10	3.2%
47	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,051	64	3.1%
48	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	12	3.1%
49	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	9	3.0%
50	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	254	7	2.8%

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