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Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% of Polk County’s student body 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 117 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% more 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, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 125 schools in the county, Roosevelt High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander StudentsHawaiian or Pacific Islander Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%72,039
East High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%62,014
Willowbrook Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm1.2%6490
Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.9%5543
Four Mile Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm1.1%5440
Southeast Polk High SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0.2%52,294
North High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%41,514
Greenwood Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm1.6%4249
Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm1%3308
Urbandale Middle SchoolUrbandale Comm0.3%3869
Garton Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.7%3429
Morris Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0.6%3475
Olmsted Elementary SchoolUrbandale Comm0.5%3566
Southeast Polk Junior High SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0.3%31,106
Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.8%3377
Altoona Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0.8%3392
Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.8%3384
Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.4%2486
Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.1%22,441
Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.5%2412
Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%2634
Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%2651
Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.4%2493
Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.7%2284
Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.9%2211
Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0.3%2663
Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0.4%2564
Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%2618
Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny Comm0.1%21,466
Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0.4%2557
Bondurant-Farrar Junior High SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0.5%2408
Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0.2%2804
Anderson Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0.4%2522
Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm0.1%11,008
Rock Creek Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0.1%1733
Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1306
Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.2%1435
Ruby Van MeterDes Moines Independent Comm0.9%1112
Spring Creek - 6th GradeSoutheast Polk Comm0.2%1544
Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny Comm0.1%11,346
Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.2%1466
Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%12,111
Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1311
Heritage Elementary SchoolDallas Center-Grimes Comm0.3%1350
North Ridge Elementary SchoolDallas Center-Grimes Comm0.2%1423
Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1286
Oak ParkDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1309
Parkview Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm0.1%1875
Carver Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1379
Westridge Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0710
Western Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0542
North Polk West Elementary SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0356
Walnut Creek CampusWest Des Moines Comm0%0165
Cornell Elementary SchoolSaydel Comm0%0472
Webster Elementary SchoolUrbandale Comm0%0453
North Polk Middle SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0493
North Polk High SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0647
North Polk Central Elementary SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0346
Big Creek Elementary SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0337
Summit Middle SchoolJohnston Comm0%01,135
Lawson Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0%0595
Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston Comm0%01,771
Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston Comm0%01,200
Horizon Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0%0673
Clive Learning AcademyWest Des Moines Comm0%0483
Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale Comm0%01,310
Crestview School of InquiryWest Des Moines Comm0%0496
Rolling Green Elementary SchoolUrbandale Comm0%0244
Crossroads Park Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0539
Fairmeadows Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0514
Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0546
Indian Hills Junior High SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0653
Runnells Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0249
Mitchellville Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0215
Delaware Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0395
Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0591
Stilwell Junior High SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0644
Clay Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0615
Centennial Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0372
Valley SouthwoodsWest Des Moines Comm0%0744
Woodside Middle SchoolSaydel Comm0%0376
Saydel High SchoolSaydel Comm0%0440
Henry a Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0%0622
Hubbell Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0383
Howe Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0303
Hoover High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0923
Hillis Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0291
Hanawalt Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0317
Downtown SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0235
Cowles Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0320
Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0509
Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0598
South Prairie Elementary SchoolDallas Center-Grimes Comm0%0455
Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0%0428
Westwood Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0615
Southview Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0881
Prairie Trail Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0542
Northwest Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0346
Northview Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm0%01,021
Northeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0631
Heritage Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0599
East Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0412
Crocker Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0514
Ashland Ridge Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0768
Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesHorizon Science Academy0%079
Wright Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0244
Windsor Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0267
Willard Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0282
Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0668
Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0207
Virtual CampusDes Moines Independent Comm0%0387
Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0553
South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0424
River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0505
Phillips Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0254
Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0444
Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0408
Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0434
Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0498
Moore Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0298
Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0653
McKinley Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0253
McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0644
Madison Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0247
King Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0273

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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