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

657 public elementary schools in 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. Essex Elementary School leads the list at 63.4%, against a median of 48.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

657

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	Stanton Elementary School	Stanton, IA	Stanton Comm School District	145	85	58.6%
3	South Elementary School	Leon, IA	Central Decatur Comm School District	173	101	58.4%
4	Stuart Elementary School	Stuart, IA	West Central Valley Comm School District	211	123	58.3%
5	Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center	Council Bluffs, IA	Council Bluffs Comm School District	119	68	57.1%
6	Graettinger-Terril Elementary School	Terril, IA	Graettinger-Terril Comm School District	149	85	57.0%
7	Schuler Elementary School	Atlantic, IA	Atlantic Comm School District	206	117	56.8%
8	BCLUW Elementary School	Conrad, IA	BCLUW Comm School District	160	90	56.3%
9	Crossroads Park Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	530	294	55.5%
10	Remsen-Union Elementary School	Remsen, IA	Remsen-Union Comm School District	123	68	55.3%
11	Carpenter Elementary School	Monticello, IA	Monticello Comm School District	208	114	54.8%
12	Logan-Magnolia Elementary School	Logan, IA	Logan-Magnolia Comm School District	431	236	54.8%
13	Francis Marion Intermediate School	Marion, IA	Marion Independent School District	320	175	54.7%
14	Eldora-New Providence Elementary School	Eldora, IA	Eldora-New Providence Comm School District	242	132	54.5%
15	Central Springs Elementary School - Nora Springs	Nora Springs, IA	Central Springs Comm School District	145	79	54.5%
16	Westwood Elementary School	Sloan, IA	Westwood Comm School District	322	175	54.4%
17	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	161	54.2%
18	Carter Lake Elementary School	Carter Lake, IA	Council Bluffs Comm School District	301	163	54.1%
19	Madison Elementary School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	318	172	54.1%
20	Marnie Simons Elementary School	Hamburg, IA	Hamburg Comm School District	102	55	53.9%
21	Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School	Charter Oak, IA	Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District	117	63	53.9%
22	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	211	53.8%
23	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	227	53.8%
24	Feelhaver Elementary School	Fort Dodge, IA	Fort Dodge Comm School District	227	122	53.7%
25	Galva-Holstein Elementary School	Holstein, IA	Galva-Holstein Comm School District	175	94	53.7%
26	Southeast Warren Primary	Milo, IA	Southeast Warren Comm School District	162	87	53.7%
27	McKinley Elementary School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	421	226	53.7%
28	Twin Cedars Elementary School	Bussey, IA	Twin Cedars Comm School District	170	91	53.5%
29	Black Hawk Elementary School	Burlington, IA	Burlington Comm School District	305	163	53.4%
30	Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	277	148	53.4%
31	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	575	307	53.4%
32	Mark Twain Elementary School	Bettendorf, IA	Bettendorf Comm School District	409	218	53.3%
33	Shenandoah Elementary School	Shenandoah, IA	Shenandoah Comm School District	349	186	53.3%
34	Kittrell Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	576	307	53.3%
35	Ogden Elementary School	Ogden, IA	Ogden Comm School District	321	171	53.3%
36	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	293	156	53.2%
37	Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PK	Oskaloosa, IA	Oskaloosa Comm School District	109	58	53.2%
38	Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	548	290	52.9%
39	Jefferson Elementary School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	384	203	52.9%
40	Pocahontas Area Elementary School	Pocahontas, IA	Pocahontas Area Comm School District	265	140	52.8%
41	East Mills Elementary School	Malvern, IA	East Mills Comm School District	214	113	52.8%
42	Janesville Elementary School	Janesville, IA	Janesville Consolidated School District	269	142	52.8%
43	Bloomer Elementary School	Council Bluffs, IA	Council Bluffs Comm School District	396	209	52.8%
44	Bowman Woods Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	413	218	52.8%
45	Fairview Park Elementary	Spencer, IA	Spencer Comm School District	249	131	52.6%
46	Northstar Elementary School	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	348	183	52.6%
47	Jordan Creek Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	652	342	52.5%
48	Adams Elementary School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	498	261	52.4%
49	Central Elementary	Elkader, IA	Central Comm School District	292	153	52.4%
50	Horace Mann Elementary School	Ottumwa, IA	Ottumwa Comm School District	250	131	52.4%

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