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The public schools with the most Native American students in Polk County, Iowa

Across Polk County, Iowa, 70 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of American Indian or Alaska Native students enrolled. East High School leads the list at 12, against a median of 2 across the ranked schools.

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Polk County, Iowa

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MOST NATIVE AMERICAN (COUNT) · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Native American	Native American students
1	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	0.6%	12
2	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	0.8%	12
3	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	0.4%	10
4	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,051	0.4%	9
5	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	0.8%	5
6	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	0.7%	4
7	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	0.5%	4
8	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	0.9%	4
9	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	436	0.9%	4
10	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,722	0.2%	4
11	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,112	0.4%	4
12	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	1,301	0.3%	4
13	Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	548	0.7%	4
14	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	488	0.6%	3
15	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	0.5%	3
16	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	553	0.5%	3
17	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	0.7%	3
18	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	288	1.0%	3
19	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	0.8%	3
20	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	0.4%	3
21	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	0.7%	3
22	Horizon Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	613	0.5%	3
23	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,118	0.3%	3
24	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	840	0.4%	3
25	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	233	1.3%	3
26	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	678	0.4%	3
27	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,375	0.1%	2
28	Parkview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	865	0.2%	2
29	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,021	0.2%	2
30	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,004	0.2%	2
31	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,470	0.1%	2
32	Rock Creek Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	639	0.3%	2
33	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	0.6%	2
34	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	0.4%	2
35	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	0.5%	2
36	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	0.7%	2
37	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	0.6%	2
38	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	438	0.5%	2
39	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	263	0.8%	2
40	Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	195	1.0%	2
41	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,820	0.1%	2
42	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	255	0.8%	2
43	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	551	0.4%	2
44	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	2,178	0.1%	2
45	Prairie Trail Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	526	0.2%	1
46	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	913	0.1%	1
47	Heritage Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	604	0.2%	1
48	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	533	0.2%	1
49	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	259	0.4%	1
50	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	0.4%	1

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