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

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest share of Hispanic students in Polk County, Iowa, drawn from 130 qualifying public schools. Carver Elementary leads the list at 59.6%, against a median of 15.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

130

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Hispanic

59.6%

Median % Hispanic

15.9%

MOST HISPANIC · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Hispanic
1	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	436	59.6%(260)
2	Crestview School of Inquiry	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	558	58.1%(324)
3	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	533	55.5%(296)
4	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	54.0%(154)
5	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	488	53.3%(260)
6	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	247	47.0%(116)
7	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	493	46.9%(231)
8	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	275	46.5%(128)
9	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	45.6%(890)
10	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	535	45.4%(243)
11	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	44.1%(131)
12	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	561	43.7%(245)
13	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	42.4%(292)
14	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	41.8%(124)
15	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	519	41.4%(215)
16	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	40.6%(128)
17	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	40.6%(199)
18	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	670	38.8%(260)
19	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	38.7%(553)
20	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	38.2%(903)
21	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	35.3%(149)
22	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	34.3%(207)
23	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	263	33.8%(89)
24	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	33.8%(133)
25	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	265	33.6%(89)
26	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	32.5%(166)
27	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	314	32.2%(101)
28	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	32.1%(146)
29	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	288	31.9%(92)
30	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	30.1%(193)
31	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	30.1%(140)
32	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	622	29.7%(185)
33	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	292	29.4%(86)
34	Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	109	29.4%(32)
35	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	28.7%(93)
36	Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	195	28.2%(55)
37	Western Hills Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	570	28.1%(160)
38	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	27.6%(105)
39	Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	548	25.7%(141)
40	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	25.5%(229)
41	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	25.4%(71)
42	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	241	25.3%(61)
43	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	341	24.9%(85)
44	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	235	24.3%(57)
45	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	661	24.1%(159)
46	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	438	22.4%(98)
47	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	22.1%(146)
48	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	254	22.1%(56)
49	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	21.4%(61)
50	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	396	21.2%(84)

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