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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Polk County, Iowa

117 public schools in Polk County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. King Elementary School leads the list at 29.9%, against a median of 67.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

117

Polk County, Iowa

Best % Proficient

29.9%

Median % Proficient

67.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	96.2%	315	29.9%
2	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	93.8%	259	33.0%
3	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	84.2%	297	33.8%
4	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	93.4%	488	36.2%
5	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	90.3%	341	37.5%
6	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	78.4%	1,952	38.3%
7	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	78.5%	288	38.9%
8	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	83.3%	622	38.9%
9	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	84.0%	1,428	39.1%
10	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	89.3%	394	39.3%
11	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	88.6%	603	39.9%
12	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	92.4%	436	40.2%
13	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	82.6%	380	40.9%
14	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	74.9%	2,364	41.1%
15	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	92.3%	533	41.6%
16	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	94.2%	465	42.2%
17	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	86.3%	561	42.2%
18	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	84.7%	511	42.4%
19	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	82.6%	455	42.8%
20	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	87.4%	688	42.8%
21	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	90.9%	297	42.9%
22	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	89.3%	535	43.5%
23	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	80.0%	898	43.6%
24	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	85.2%	324	43.9%
25	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	88.8%	285	44.1%
26	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	86.9%	275	46.4%
27	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	86.8%	493	46.6%
28	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	84.8%	422	46.6%
29	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	79.1%	263	46.9%
30	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	87.7%	519	47.3%
31	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	76.3%	279	47.5%
32	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	80.6%	490	48.1%
33	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	67.0%	285	48.5%
34	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	77.7%	265	48.5%
35	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	79.0%	386	48.5%
36	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	52.8%	458	48.9%
37	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	79.9%	553	50.0%
38	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	71.3%	641	51.3%
39	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	79.8%	662	51.6%
40	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	86.3%	314	51.8%
41	Crestview School of Inquiry	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	84.1%	558	52.0%
42	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	88.7%	247	52.1%
43	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	83.3%	670	54.0%
44	Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	Charter Organization: Concept Schools	Elementary	79.3%	150	54.7%
45	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	57.5%	254	56.8%
46	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	62.3%	257	58.7%
47	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	55.2%	2,051	59.5%
48	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	68.9%	241	61.2%
49	Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	71.7%	548	61.7%
50	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Middle	56.6%	396	62.9%

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