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

130 public schools in Polk County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of male students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are male, from federal NCES data. Ruby Van Meter leads the list at 65.1%, against a median of 51.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

130

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Male

65.1%

Median % Male

51.0%

MOST MALE · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Male students	% Male
1	Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	109	71	65.1%
2	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	197	114	57.9%
3	Webster Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	519	300	57.8%
4	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	254	146	57.5%
5	Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	Charter Organization: Concept Schools	150	86	57.3%
6	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	288	163	56.6%
7	Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	195	110	56.4%
8	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	292	163	55.8%
9	Terrace Learning Center	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	361	198	54.9%
10	Valerius Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	598	328	54.9%
11	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,820	995	54.7%
12	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	279	54.6%
13	Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	398	217	54.5%
14	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	152	54.5%
15	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	314	171	54.5%
16	North Ridge Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	412	224	54.4%
17	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	661	358	54.2%
18	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	235	127	54.0%
19	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	386	208	53.9%
20	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	913	491	53.8%
21	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	551	296	53.7%
22	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	344	53.7%
23	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	438	235	53.6%
24	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	504	270	53.6%
25	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	519	278	53.6%
26	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	493	264	53.5%
27	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,375	736	53.5%
28	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	1,301	695	53.4%
29	Walnut Creek Campus	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	152	81	53.3%
30	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	533	284	53.3%
31	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	242	53.2%
32	Four Mile Elementary	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	495	263	53.1%
33	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	151	53.0%
34	Fairmeadows Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	542	287	53.0%
35	Olmsted Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	622	329	52.9%
36	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	1,030	52.8%
37	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	458	241	52.6%
38	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	156	52.5%
39	North Polk West Elementary School	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	396	208	52.5%
40	Timber Ridge Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	667	350	52.5%
41	Northeast Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	595	312	52.4%
42	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	165	52.4%
43	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	216	113	52.3%
44	Centennial Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	423	221	52.3%
45	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	670	350	52.2%
46	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	2,178	1,136	52.2%
47	Heritage Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	604	315	52.1%
48	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	257	134	52.1%
49	Altoona Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	429	223	52.0%
50	Abbie Grove Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	445	231	51.9%

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