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The public schools with the highest share of female 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 female students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Stowe Elementary School leads the list at 54.2%, against a median of 48.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Des Moines, Iowa

Top % Female

54.2%

Median % Female

48.6%

MOST FEMALE · DES MOINES, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	161	54.2%
2	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	211	53.8%
3	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	227	53.8%
4	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	354	53.5%
5	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	293	156	53.2%
6	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	265	137	51.7%
7	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	253	51.6%
8	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	160	51.3%
9	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	555	284	51.2%
10	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	561	286	51.0%
11	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	159	51.0%
12	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	275	140	50.9%
13	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	622	315	50.6%
14	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	199	50.5%
15	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	488	246	50.4%
16	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	247	124	50.2%
17	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	263	132	50.2%
18	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	299	49.6%
19	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	230	49.5%
20	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	160	49.4%
21	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	443	49.3%
22	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	396	195	49.2%
23	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	553	272	49.2%
24	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	338	49.1%
25	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	140	49.1%
26	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	701	49.1%
27	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	440	216	49.1%
28	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	436	214	49.1%
29	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	341	167	49.0%
30	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	186	49.0%
31	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	259	126	48.6%
32	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	362	176	48.6%
33	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	657	319	48.5%
34	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	241	117	48.5%
35	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	1,143	48.4%
36	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	535	258	48.2%
37	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,051	984	48.0%
38	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	257	123	47.9%
39	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	670	320	47.8%
40	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	216	103	47.7%
41	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	150	47.6%
42	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	141	47.5%
43	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	458	216	47.2%
44	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	919	47.1%
45	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	134	47.0%
46	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	533	249	46.7%
47	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	212	46.6%
48	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	493	229	46.5%
49	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	519	241	46.4%
50	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	297	46.3%

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