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

Across Iowa, 1,215 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Essex Elementary School leads the list at 63.4%, against a median of 48.5% 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

1,215

Iowa

Top % Female

63.4%

Median % Female

48.5%

MOST FEMALE · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Essex Elementary School	Essex, IA	Essex Comm School District	101	64	63.4%
2	Mid City High	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	306	180	58.8%
3	Stanton Elementary School	Stanton, IA	Stanton Comm School District	145	85	58.6%
4	Clayton Ridge Middle School	Guttenberg, IA	Clayton Ridge Comm School District	140	82	58.6%
5	Starmont Middle School	Arlington, IA	Starmont Comm School District	113	66	58.4%
6	South Elementary School	Leon, IA	Central Decatur Comm School District	173	101	58.4%
7	Stuart Elementary School	Stuart, IA	West Central Valley Comm School District	211	123	58.3%
8	Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center	Council Bluffs, IA	Council Bluffs Comm School District	119	68	57.1%
9	Graettinger-Terril Elementary School	Terril, IA	Graettinger-Terril Comm School District	149	85	57.0%
10	Panorama Middle School	Panora, IA	Panorama Comm School District	146	83	56.9%
11	BCLUW Middle School	Union, IA	BCLUW Comm School District	132	75	56.8%
12	Schuler Elementary School	Atlantic, IA	Atlantic Comm School District	206	117	56.8%
13	Maquoketa Valley Middle School	Delhi, IA	Maquoketa Valley Comm School District	145	82	56.5%
14	Cardinal Junior High	Eldon, IA	Cardinal Comm School District	314	177	56.4%
15	Expo Alternative Learning Center	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	561	316	56.3%
16	BCLUW Elementary School	Conrad, IA	BCLUW Comm School District	160	90	56.3%
17	Columbus Community Junior High School	Columbus Junction, IA	Columbus Comm School District	104	58	55.8%
18	Dunkerton High School	Dunkerton, IA	Dunkerton Comm School District	200	111	55.5%
19	Crossroads Park Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	530	294	55.5%
20	Jesup High School	Jesup, IA	Jesup Comm School District	269	149	55.4%
21	Remsen-Union Elementary School	Remsen, IA	Remsen-Union Comm School District	123	68	55.3%
22	Grundy Center High School	Grundy Center, IA	Grundy Center Comm School District	241	133	55.2%
23	South Tama County High School	Tama, IA	South Tama County	421	232	55.1%
24	Central City High School	Central City, IA	Central City Comm School District	200	110	55.0%
25	Montezuma High School	Montezuma, IA	Montezuma Comm School District	140	77	55.0%
26	Southwest Valley Middle School	Villisca, IA	Villisca Comm School District	131	72	55.0%
27	Carpenter Elementary School	Monticello, IA	Monticello Comm School District	208	114	54.8%
28	East Marshall Middle School	Gilman, IA	East Marshall Comm School District	157	86	54.8%
29	Logan-Magnolia Elementary School	Logan, IA	Logan-Magnolia Comm School District	431	236	54.8%
30	East Mills Jr/Sr High School	Malvern, IA	East Mills Comm School District	234	128	54.7%
31	Francis Marion Intermediate School	Marion, IA	Marion Independent School District	320	175	54.7%
32	Pleasantville Middle School	Pleasantville, IA	Pleasantville Comm School District	128	70	54.7%
33	Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School	Letts, IA	Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District	353	193	54.7%
34	GMG Secondary School	Garwin, IA	GMG Comm School District	205	112	54.6%
35	Eldora-New Providence Elementary School	Eldora, IA	Eldora-New Providence Comm School District	242	132	54.5%
36	Central Springs Elementary School - Nora Springs	Nora Springs, IA	Central Springs Comm School District	145	79	54.5%
37	Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	180	98	54.4%
38	Westwood Elementary School	Sloan, IA	Westwood Comm School District	322	175	54.4%
39	Riverside Middle/Senior High School	Oakland, IA	Riverside Comm School District	365	198	54.3%
40	Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School	Pocahontas, IA	Pocahontas Area Comm School District	367	199	54.2%
41	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	161	54.2%
42	Carter Lake Elementary School	Carter Lake, IA	Council Bluffs Comm School District	301	163	54.1%
43	Madison Elementary School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	318	172	54.1%
44	Tri-Center Middle School	Neola, IA	Tri-Center Comm School District	135	73	54.1%
45	George-Little Rock Senior High School	George, IA	George-Little Rock Comm School District	102	55	53.9%
46	Marnie Simons Elementary School	Hamburg, IA	Hamburg Comm School District	102	55	53.9%
47	Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School	Charter Oak, IA	Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District	117	63	53.9%
48	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	211	53.8%
49	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	227	53.8%
50	Montezuma Junior High School	Montezuma, IA	Montezuma Comm School District	106	57	53.8%

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