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The largest public schools in Polk County, Iowa

Across Polk County, Iowa, 131 public schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Lincoln High School leads the list at 2,364, against a median of 511 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

131

Polk County, Iowa

Top Students

2,364

Median Students

511

LARGEST · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,364
2	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	2,178
3	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,051
4	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,952
5	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,820
6	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	High	1,722
7	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,470
8	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,428
9	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,375
10	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	High	1,301
11	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,161
12	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Middle	1,118
13	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Middle	1,112
14	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,021
15	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Middle	1,004
16	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	913
17	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	898
18	Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Middle	892
19	Parkview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Middle	865
20	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	High	849
21	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	840
22	Westridge Elementary	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	744
23	Clay Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	700
24	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	688
25	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	678
26	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	670
27	Timber Ridge Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	667
28	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	662
29	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Middle	661
30	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	657
31	Jordan Creek Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	652
32	Stilwell Junior High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Middle	645
33	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	644
34	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	641
35	Rock Creek Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	639
36	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	622
37	Olmsted Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	622
38	Horizon Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	613
39	Heritage Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	604
40	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	603
41	Morris Elementary	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Elementary	601
42	Valerius Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	598
43	Northeast Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	595
44	Southeast Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	585
45	Beaver Creek Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Elementary	575
46	Western Hills Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	570
47	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	561
48	Crestview School of Inquiry	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	558
49	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Elementary	555
50	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	553

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