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

46 public elementary schools in Des Moines, Iowa appear in this ranking of the public elementary 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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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	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	293	156	53.2%
5	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	265	137	51.7%
6	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	253	51.6%
7	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	160	51.3%
8	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	555	284	51.2%
9	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	561	286	51.0%
10	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	159	51.0%
11	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	275	140	50.9%
12	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	622	315	50.6%
13	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	199	50.5%
14	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	247	124	50.2%
15	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	263	132	50.2%
16	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	230	49.5%
17	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	160	49.4%
18	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	140	49.1%
19	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	440	216	49.1%
20	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	436	214	49.1%
21	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	341	167	49.0%
22	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	186	49.0%
23	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	259	126	48.6%
24	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	362	176	48.6%
25	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	241	117	48.5%
26	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	535	258	48.2%
27	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	257	123	47.9%
28	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	216	103	47.7%
29	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	150	47.6%
30	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	141	47.5%
31	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	134	47.0%
32	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	533	249	46.7%
33	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	493	229	46.5%
34	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	519	241	46.4%
35	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	551	255	46.3%
36	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	438	202	46.1%
37	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	386	178	46.1%
38	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	235	108	46.0%
39	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	127	45.5%
40	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	314	142	45.2%
41	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	292	129	44.2%
42	Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	195	85	43.6%
43	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	288	125	43.4%
44	Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	Charter Organization: Concept Schools	150	64	42.7%
45	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	254	108	42.5%
46	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	197	83	42.1%

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