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The largest public elementary schools in Polk County, Iowa · page 2

Ranks 51–89 of the largest public schools in Polk County, Iowa. Back to page 1.

LARGEST · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
51	North Polk West Elementary School	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Elementary	396
52	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	394
53	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	392
54	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	386
55	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	380
56	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	362
57	Terrace Learning Center	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	361
58	Big Creek Elementary	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Elementary	357
59	Northwest Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	346
60	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	341
61	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	324
62	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	315
63	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	314
64	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	312
65	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	312
66	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	297
67	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	297
68	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	293
69	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	292
70	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	288
71	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	285
72	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	285
73	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	279
74	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	275
75	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	265
76	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	263
77	Runnells Elementary	Runnells, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	260
78	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	259
79	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	257
80	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	255
81	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	254
82	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	247
83	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	241
84	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	235
85	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Elementary	233
86	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	216
87	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	197
88	Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	195
89	Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	Charter Organization: Concept Schools	Elementary	150

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