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

89 public elementary schools in Polk County, 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. Crossroads Park Elementary School leads the list at 55.5%, against a median of 49.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Female

55.5%

Median % Female

49.1%

MOST FEMALE · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Crossroads Park Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	530	294	55.5%
2	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	161	54.2%
3	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	211	53.8%
4	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	227	53.8%
5	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	575	307	53.4%
6	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	293	156	53.2%
7	Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	548	290	52.9%
8	Jordan Creek Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	652	342	52.5%
9	North Polk Central Elementary School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	408	212	52.0%
10	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	265	137	51.7%
11	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	253	51.6%
12	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	255	131	51.4%
13	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	160	51.3%
14	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	555	284	51.2%
15	Northwest Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	346	177	51.2%
16	Runnells Elementary	Runnells, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	260	133	51.1%
17	Westridge Elementary	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	744	380	51.1%
18	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	840	429	51.1%
19	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	561	286	51.0%
20	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	159	51.0%
21	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	275	140	50.9%
22	Crestview School of Inquiry	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	558	284	50.9%
23	Western Hills Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	570	290	50.9%
24	Rock Creek Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	639	324	50.7%
25	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	622	315	50.6%
26	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	199	50.5%
27	Prairie Trail Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	526	265	50.4%
28	Crocker Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	489	246	50.3%
29	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	247	124	50.2%
30	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	263	132	50.2%
31	Ashland Ridge Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	548	275	50.2%
32	Morris Elementary	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	601	300	49.9%
33	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	233	116	49.8%
34	Willowbrook Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	523	260	49.7%
35	Westwood Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	551	273	49.5%
36	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	230	49.5%
37	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	160	49.4%
38	South Prairie Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	436	215	49.3%
39	Big Creek Elementary	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	357	176	49.3%
40	Heritage Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	530	261	49.3%
41	East Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	409	201	49.1%
42	Clay Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	700	344	49.1%
43	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	140	49.1%
44	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	440	216	49.1%
45	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	436	214	49.1%
46	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	341	167	49.0%
47	Anderson Elementary School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	531	260	49.0%
48	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	186	49.0%
49	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	259	126	48.6%
50	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	362	176	48.6%

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