Des Moines Sun

There were 195 Native American students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% 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, Native American students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the sixth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 125 schools in the county, East High School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 13 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.

School Name	School District	% of Native American Students	Native American Students Count	Total School Enrollment
East High School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.6%	13	2,014
North High School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.7%	11	1,514
Roosevelt High School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.5%	10	2,039
Lincoln High School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.3%	8	2,441
Harding Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.8%	5	634
Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	1.2%	5	408
Merrill Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.8%	5	651
Hoover High School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.5%	5	923
Southeast Polk High School	Southeast Polk Comm	0.2%	5	2,294
Urbandale High School	Urbandale Comm	0.3%	4	1,310
Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines Comm	0.7%	4	546
Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.8%	4	486
Brody Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.7%	4	598
Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.9%	4	434
Henry a Wallace Elementary School	Johnston Comm	0.6%	4	622
South Union Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.7%	3	424
Mitchellville Elementary School	Southeast Polk Comm	1.4%	3	215
Callanan Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.6%	3	543
Carver Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.8%	3	379
Meredith Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.5%	3	653
Summit Middle School	Johnston Comm	0.3%	3	1,135
Southview Middle School	Ankeny Comm	0.3%	3	881
Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.5%	3	553
Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.7%	3	412
Valley High School	West Des Moines Comm	0.1%	3	2,111
River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.6%	3	505
King Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.7%	2	273
Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.4%	2	466
Horizon Elementary School	Johnston Comm	0.3%	2	673
Willard Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.7%	2	282
Johnston Middle School	Johnston Comm	0.2%	2	1,200
Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.4%	2	493
Madison Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.8%	2	247
Virtual Campus	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.5%	2	387
Lawson Elementary School	Johnston Comm	0.3%	2	595
McCombs Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.3%	2	644
Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.4%	2	509
Clay Elementary School	Southeast Polk Comm	0.3%	2	615
Clive Learning Academy	West Des Moines Comm	0.4%	2	483
Westwood Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0.3%	2	615
Rock Creek Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0.3%	2	733
Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny Comm	0.2%	2	1,008
Parkview Middle School	Ankeny Comm	0.2%	2	875
Oak Park	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.6%	2	309
East Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0.5%	2	412
Phillips Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.8%	2	254
Ankeny High School	Ankeny Comm	0.1%	2	1,346
Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.3%	1	311
Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.9%	1	112
Northview Middle School	Ankeny Comm	0.1%	1	1,021
Weeks Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.1%	1	668
Johnston Senior High School	Johnston Comm	0.1%	1	1,771
Saydel High School	Saydel Comm	0.2%	1	440
Woodside Middle School	Saydel Comm	0.3%	1	376
Altoona Elementary School	Southeast Polk Comm	0.3%	1	392
Southeast Polk Junior High School	Southeast Polk Comm	0.1%	1	1,106
Spring Creek - 6th Grade	Southeast Polk Comm	0.2%	1	544
Rolling Green Elementary School	Urbandale Comm	0.4%	1	244
Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale Comm	0.1%	1	869
Crossroads Park Elementary School	West Des Moines Comm	0.2%	1	539
Fairmeadows Elementary School	West Des Moines Comm	0.2%	1	514
Indian Hills Junior High School	West Des Moines Comm	0.2%	1	653
Stilwell Junior High School	West Des Moines Comm	0.2%	1	644
Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines Comm	0.1%	1	744
Walnut Creek Campus	West Des Moines Comm	0.6%	1	165
Westridge Elementary School	West Des Moines Comm	0.1%	1	710
Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.2%	1	618
Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.3%	1	320
Findley Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.4%	1	284
Hanawalt Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.3%	1	317
Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.3%	1	291
Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.2%	1	435
McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.4%	1	253
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.5%	1	211
Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.3%	1	377
Moore Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0.3%	1	298
Four Mile Elementary School	Southeast Polk Comm	0%	0	440
South Prairie Elementary School	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	0%	0	455
Runnells Elementary School	Southeast Polk Comm	0%	0	249
North Ridge Elementary School	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	0%	0	423
Heritage Elementary School	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	0%	0	350
Morris Elementary School	Bondurant-Farrar Comm	0%	0	475
Willowbrook Elementary School	Southeast Polk Comm	0%	0	490
Olmsted Elementary School	Urbandale Comm	0%	0	566
Bondurant-Farrar Junior High School	Bondurant-Farrar Comm	0%	0	408
Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant-Farrar Comm	0%	0	804
Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School	Bondurant-Farrar Comm	0%	0	428
Webster Elementary School	Urbandale Comm	0%	0	453
Anderson Elementary School	Bondurant-Farrar Comm	0%	0	522
Crestview School of Inquiry	West Des Moines Comm	0%	0	496
Southeast Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0%	0	557
Prairie Trail Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0%	0	542
Northwest Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0%	0	346
Jordan Creek Elementary School	West Des Moines Comm	0%	0	591
Northeast Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0%	0	631
Heritage Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0%	0	599
Crocker Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0%	0	514
Ashland Ridge Elementary School	Ankeny Comm	0%	0	768
Western Hills Elementary School	West Des Moines Comm	0%	0	542
Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny Comm	0%	0	1,466
Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	306
Walnut Street School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	207
Hubbell Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	383
Howe Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	303
Windsor Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	267
Wright Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	244
Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	Horizon Science Academy	0%	0	79
Beaver Creek Elementary School	Johnston Comm	0%	0	564
Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	384
Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	249
Garton Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	429
Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	286
Timber Ridge Elementary School	Johnston Comm	0%	0	663
Big Creek Elementary School	North Polk Comm	0%	0	337
North Polk Central Elementary School	North Polk Comm	0%	0	346
North Polk High School	North Polk Comm	0%	0	647
North Polk Middle School	North Polk Comm	0%	0	493
North Polk West Elementary School	North Polk Comm	0%	0	356
Cornell Elementary School	Saydel Comm	0%	0	472
Downtown School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	235
Morris Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	498
Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	308
Centennial Elementary School	Southeast Polk Comm	0%	0	372
Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm	0%	0	444
Delaware Elementary School	Southeast Polk Comm	0%	0	395