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

Across Polk County, Iowa, 19 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Hispanic or Latino, from federal NCES enrollment data. East High School leads the list at 45.6%, against a median of 15.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Hispanic

45.6%

Median % Hispanic

15.8%

MOST HISPANIC · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Hispanic
1	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	45.6%(890)
2	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	38.7%(553)
3	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	38.2%(903)
4	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	25.5%(229)
5	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	458	20.3%(93)
6	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	2,178	20.3%(442)
7	Walnut Creek Campus	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	152	18.4%(28)
8	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,051	17.8%(364)
9	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	678	17.6%(119)
10	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	1,301	15.8%(205)
11	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,722	11.0%(190)
12	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	913	10.1%(92)
13	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,375	9.5%(131)
14	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,161	9.0%(104)
15	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	849	8.7%(74)
16	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,470	8.2%(120)
17	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,820	7.8%(142)
18	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,021	7.6%(78)
19	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	644	4.0%(26)

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