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

130 public schools in Polk County, 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 4.3% 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

130

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Asian

30.6%

Median % Asian

4.3%

MOST ASIAN · POLK COUNTY, 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	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	233	37	15.9%
5	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	104	15.7%
6	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	134	14.9%
7	Timber Ridge Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	667	95	14.2%
8	Lawson Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	545	77	14.1%
9	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	97	14.1%
10	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	43	13.3%
11	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	341	45	13.2%
12	Crestview School of Inquiry	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	558	65	11.7%
13	Olmsted Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	622	72	11.6%
14	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	45	11.4%
15	Valerius Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	598	68	11.4%
16	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	292	33	11.3%
17	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	55	11.2%
18	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,118	123	11.0%
19	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	155	10.8%
20	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	535	58	10.8%
21	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	30	10.5%
22	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	62	10.3%
23	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	29	10.2%
24	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	28	10.0%
25	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	840	84	10.0%
26	Horizon Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	613	61	9.9%
27	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,161	115	9.9%
28	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	41	9.7%
29	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	314	28	8.9%
30	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	575	50	8.7%
31	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	195	8.3%
32	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,820	145	8.0%
33	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	25	7.9%
34	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	661	52	7.9%
35	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	40	7.8%
36	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	670	50	7.5%
37	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	551	41	7.4%
38	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	22	7.4%
39	Webster Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	519	38	7.3%
40	Jordan Creek Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	652	47	7.2%
41	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	488	35	7.2%
42	Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	892	62	7.0%
43	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	1,301	88	6.8%
44	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	130	6.7%
45	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	288	19	6.6%
46	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	678	43	6.3%
47	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	2,178	132	6.1%
48	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	27	5.8%
49	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	440	25	5.7%
50	Terrace Learning Center	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	361	20	5.5%

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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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