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The public schools with the highest share of White 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 White students, ranked by the share of students who are White, from federal NCES enrollment data. North Polk Middle School leads the list at 93.5%, against a median of 57.3% 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 % White

93.5%

Median % White

57.3%

MOST WHITE · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	% White
1	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	504	93.5%(471)
2	North Polk West Elementary School	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	396	93.2%(369)
3	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	644	91.6%(590)
4	Big Creek Elementary	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	357	91.0%(325)
5	North Ridge Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	412	90.0%(371)
6	North Polk Central Elementary School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	408	89.2%(364)
7	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	255	89.0%(227)
8	Abbie Grove Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	445	84.3%(375)
9	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	849	83.8%(711)
10	Prairie Trail Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	526	83.3%(438)
11	Runnells Elementary	Runnells, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	260	83.1%(216)
12	Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	398	82.4%(328)
13	Northeast Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	595	81.3%(484)
14	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,004	81.1%(814)
15	Anderson Elementary School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	531	80.6%(428)
16	Heritage Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	530	80.6%(427)
17	Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	445	80.5%(358)
18	Morris Elementary	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	601	80.0%(481)
19	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,021	79.0%(807)
20	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,470	78.6%(1,156)
21	Westwood Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	551	78.6%(433)
22	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	78.6%(308)
23	Crocker Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	489	78.1%(382)
24	Ashland Ridge Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	548	77.9%(427)
25	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,375	76.4%(1,051)
26	Webster Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	519	73.0%(379)
27	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,722	72.2%(1,243)
28	Parkview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	865	72.1%(624)
29	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	913	72.0%(657)
30	Centennial Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	423	71.6%(303)
31	Rock Creek Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	639	71.2%(455)
32	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	555	70.5%(391)
33	South Prairie Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	436	69.7%(304)
34	Four Mile Elementary	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	495	69.7%(345)
35	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,112	69.2%(769)
36	Heritage Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	604	68.5%(414)
37	East Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	409	68.5%(280)
38	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	458	67.9%(311)
39	Southeast Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	585	67.9%(397)
40	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,820	67.8%(1,233)
41	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	197	67.5%(133)
42	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,118	66.8%(747)
43	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	396	66.2%(262)
44	Terrace Learning Center	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	361	65.9%(238)
45	Jordan Creek Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	652	65.5%(427)
46	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	65.4%(204)
47	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	840	65.1%(547)
48	Northwest Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	346	64.7%(224)
49	Altoona Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	429	64.6%(277)
50	Willowbrook Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	523	63.9%(334)

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