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4,297 Asian students enrolled in Polk County schools in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

There were 4,297 Asian students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Polk County welcomed 74,753 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 5.7% of the student body to be the fifth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 125 schools in the county, Lincoln High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 188 students.

Public school enrollment in Iowa remained relatively stable in the 2024-25 school year, with 480,665 students, a slight decrease of 0.63% compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, enrollment in accredited nonpublic schools grew by nearly 10%, reaching 39,356 students, up from 36,195. This increase was partially driven by the Students First Education Savings (ESA) program, with 27,866 students utilizing ESAs at nonpublic schools.

Ethnicities in Polk County in 2023-24 School Year

White [55.8%]Hispanic [18.9%]Black [12.9%]Multiracial [6.3%]Asian [5.7%]Ethnicities <5% [0.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Polk County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of Asian StudentsAsian Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm7.7%1882,441
North High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm10.6%1611,514
Hoover High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm16.1%149923
Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston Comm7.8%1391,771
Summit Middle SchoolJohnston Comm12.2%1391,135
East High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm6.7%1342,014
Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm32.3%124384
Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines Comm5.2%1102,111
Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm14.4%96668
River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm18.4%93505
Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm13.9%91653
Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston Comm7.5%901,200
Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm13.3%88663
Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm13.1%83634
Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale Comm6%781,310
Lawson Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm12.4%74595
Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.5%712,039
Crestview School of InquiryWest Des Moines Comm13.9%69496
Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm17.8%67377
Urbandale Middle SchoolUrbandale Comm7.5%65869
Garton Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm15.2%65429
Olmsted Elementary SchoolUrbandale Comm10.6%60566
McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm9.2%59644
Henry a Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm9.3%58622
Indian Hills Junior High SchoolWest Des Moines Comm8.4%55653
Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm12%52435
Horizon Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm7.6%51673
Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm8.7%49564
Southeast Polk High SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm2%472,294
Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm16.2%46284
Valley SouthwoodsWest Des Moines Comm5.9%44744
Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm10.7%44412
South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm9.7%41424
Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny Comm2.5%371,466
Rolling Green Elementary SchoolUrbandale Comm14.8%36244
Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm6.1%36591
Hillis Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm12.4%36291
Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny Comm2.6%351,346
Southview Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm3.9%34881
Clive Learning AcademyWest Des Moines Comm6.8%33483
Southeast Polk Junior High SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm3%331,106
Moore Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm11.1%33298
Madison Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm13%32247
Westridge Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm4.4%31710
Heritage Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm5.2%31599
Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm6.4%30466
Parkview Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm3.4%30875
Fairmeadows Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm5.8%30514
Howe Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm9.6%29303
Northview Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm2.8%291,021
Rock Creek Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm3.8%28733
Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm5.7%28493
Webster Elementary SchoolUrbandale Comm6.2%28453
Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm4.3%26598
Western Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm4.8%26542
Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm8.4%26308
Delaware Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm6.3%25395
Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm5.8%25434
Ashland Ridge Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm3.1%24768
Stilwell Junior High SchoolWest Des Moines Comm3.7%24644
Crossroads Park Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm4.5%24539
Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.7%23618
Four Mile Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm5.2%23440
Northeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm3.5%22631
Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm2.2%221,008
King Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm8.1%22273
Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm4.1%22543
Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.4%22651
Oak ParkDes Moines Independent Comm6.8%21309
Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm4.7%21444
Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm3.8%21557
Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.8%21553
Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm4.9%20408
Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm3.1%17546
Prairie Trail Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm3.1%17542
Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.5%17486
East Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm3.9%16412
Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.1%16509
Willowbrook Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm3.3%16490
Crocker Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm2.9%15514
Carver Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm4%15379
Virtual CampusDes Moines Independent Comm3.9%15387
Willard Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm5%14282
Spring Creek - 6th GradeSoutheast Polk Comm2.6%14544
Clay Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm2.3%14615
McKinley Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm5.1%13253
Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm2.6%13498
Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm6.3%13207
Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm1.5%12804
Cowles Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.8%12320
Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.5%11311
Heritage Elementary SchoolDallas Center-Grimes Comm2.9%10350
Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.3%10306
Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm3.1%9286
Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm1.9%8428
Altoona Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm2%8392
Phillips Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm2.8%7254
Windsor Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm2.6%7267
North Ridge Elementary SchoolDallas Center-Grimes Comm1.7%7423
Westwood Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm1.1%7615
Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm2.8%6211
Northwest Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm1.7%6346
Wright Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm2.5%6244
Hubbell Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm1.3%5383
Bondurant-Farrar Junior High SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm1.2%5408
Anderson Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm1%5522
Centennial Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm1.3%5372
Morris Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0.8%4475
Runnells Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm1.6%4249
Saydel High SchoolSaydel Comm0.9%4440
Greenwood Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm1.6%4249
North Polk Central Elementary SchoolNorth Polk Comm0.9%3346
South Prairie Elementary SchoolDallas Center-Grimes Comm0.7%3455
Cornell Elementary SchoolSaydel Comm0.6%3472
Downtown SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm1.3%3235
North Polk High SchoolNorth Polk Comm0.5%3647
Hanawalt Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.9%3317
Walnut Creek CampusWest Des Moines Comm1.2%2165
North Polk Middle SchoolNorth Polk Comm0.4%2493
Woodside Middle SchoolSaydel Comm0.5%2376
Mitchellville Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0.9%2215
Ruby Van MeterDes Moines Independent Comm1.8%2112
Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesHorizon Science Academy1.3%179
North Polk West Elementary SchoolNorth Polk Comm0.3%1356
Big Creek Elementary SchoolNorth Polk Comm0.3%1337

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Weeks Middle SchoolCowles Elementary SchoolBondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolNorth Polk West Elementary SchoolJohnston Middle SchoolMcKinley Elementary SchoolSpring Creek - 6th GradeHeritage ElementaryBrubaker Elementary SchoolCattell Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar High SchoolSouth Prairie Elementary SchoolOak ParkHubbell ElementaryEdmunds Elementary SchoolVirtual CampusSummit Middle SchoolPleasant Hill Elementary SchoolNorth Ridge Elementary SchoolDowntown SchoolCentennial ElementaryClay ElementaryOlmsted Elementary SchoolHowe ElementaryStudebaker Elementary SchoolJordan Creek Elementary SchoolAltoona Elementary SchoolStilwell Junior High SchoolWestern Hills Elementary SchoolNorth High SchoolCrestview School of InquiryHillside Elementary SchoolPrairie Ridge Middle SchoolBrody Middle SchoolHarding Middle SchoolWebster Elementary SchoolEast High SchoolNorthview Middle SchoolJefferson Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk High SchoolHenry A. Wallace Elementary SchoolWoodside Middle SchoolNorth Polk Middle SchoolCarver ElementaryGoodrell Middle SchoolWillowbrook ElementaryHoyt Middle SchoolAnkeny Centennial High SchoolMerrill Middle SchoolRiver Woods Elementary SchoolRoosevelt High SchoolCornell Elementary SchoolSaydel High SchoolSoutheast Polk Junior HighHiatt Middle SchoolFindley Elementary SchoolNorthwest Elementary SchoolWalnut Street SchoolHoover High SchoolKing Elementary SchoolUrbandale High SchoolWindsor ElementarySamuelson Elementary SchoolMitchellville ElementaryCrossroads Park Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar Junior HighClive Learning AcademyJohnston High SchoolMoulton Elementary SchoolStowe Elementary SchoolNortheast ElementaryMadison Elementary SchoolRolling Green Elementary SchoolMonroe Elementary SchoolJackson Elementary SchoolWestridge Elementary SchoolTimber Ridge Elementary SchoolCrocker Elementary SchoolLovejoy Elementary SchoolRunnells ElementaryPerkins Elementary SchoolBig Creek Elementary SchoolFour Mile ElementaryMorris Elementary SchoolDelaware ElementaryBeaver Creek Elementary SchoolPrairie Trail ElementaryValley High SchoolPark Ave Elementary SchoolIndian Hills Junior High SchoolWillard Elementary SchoolRuby Van Meter SchoolParkview Middle SchoolNorth Polk Central Elementary SchoolGarton ElementaryWalnut Creek CampusCallanan Middle SchoolLincoln High SchoolWestwood Elementary SchoolSouth Union Elementary SchoolSoutheast Elementary SchoolPhillips ElementaryAnkeny High SchoolMorris ElementaryGreenwood Elementary SchoolEast Elementary SchoolSouthview Middle SchoolHorizon Science Academy Des MoinesHorizon Elementary SchoolHanawalt ElementaryNorth Polk High SchoolMcCombs Middle SchoolLawson Elementary SchoolHillis Elementary SchoolAshland Ridge ElementaryValley SouthwoodsMoore Elementary SchoolAnderson Elementary SchoolIowa Department of EducationRock Creek ElementaryUrbandale Middle SchoolWright Elementary SchoolCapitol View Elementary SchoolHeritage Elementary SchoolFairmeadows Elementary SchoolMeredith Middle School

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