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

Across Polk County, Iowa, 19 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Northview Middle School leads the list at 50.4%, against a median of 48.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Female

50.4%

Median % Female

48.2%

MOST FEMALE · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,021	515	50.4%
2	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	443	49.3%
3	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	678	333	49.1%
4	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	701	49.1%
5	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	644	314	48.8%
6	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,722	834	48.4%
7	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,161	562	48.4%
8	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,470	711	48.4%
9	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	1,143	48.4%
10	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	849	409	48.2%
11	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,051	984	48.0%
12	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	2,178	1,040	47.8%
13	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	458	216	47.2%
14	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	919	47.1%
15	Walnut Creek Campus	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	152	71	46.7%
16	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	1,301	606	46.6%
17	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	913	422	46.2%
18	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,375	635	46.2%
19	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,820	816	44.8%

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