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The public schools with the highest share of Native American 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 Native American students, ranked by the share of students who are American Indian or Alaska Native, from federal NCES enrollment data. Karen Acres Elementary School leads the list at 1.3%, against a median of 0.1% 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 % Native American

1.3%

Median % Native American

0.1%

MOST NATIVE AMERICAN · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Native American students	% Native American
1	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	233	3	1.3%
2	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	288	3	1.0%
3	Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	195	2	1.0%
4	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	436	4	0.9%
5	Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	109	1	0.9%
6	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	4	0.9%
7	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	12	0.8%
8	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	3	0.8%
9	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	255	2	0.8%
10	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	5	0.8%
11	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	263	2	0.8%
12	Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	548	4	0.7%
13	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	3	0.7%
14	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	2	0.7%
15	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	4	0.7%
16	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	3	0.7%
17	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	2	0.6%
18	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	2	0.6%
19	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	488	3	0.6%
20	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	12	0.6%
21	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	553	3	0.5%
22	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	2	0.5%
23	Horizon Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	613	3	0.5%
24	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	3	0.5%
25	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	438	2	0.5%
26	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	216	1	0.5%
27	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	4	0.5%
28	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,051	9	0.4%
29	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	3	0.4%
30	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	678	3	0.4%
31	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	10	0.4%
32	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	259	1	0.4%
33	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	2	0.4%
34	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	265	1	0.4%
35	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	1	0.4%
36	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	840	3	0.4%
37	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,112	4	0.4%
38	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	551	2	0.4%
39	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	1	0.3%
40	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	1	0.3%
41	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	292	1	0.3%
42	Rock Creek Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	639	2	0.3%
43	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	1,301	4	0.3%
44	Big Creek Elementary	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	357	1	0.3%
45	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,118	3	0.3%
46	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	1	0.3%
47	Parkview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	865	2	0.2%
48	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,722	4	0.2%
49	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	458	1	0.2%
50	Abbie Grove Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	445	1	0.2%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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