IA County FIPS: 19153

Public Schools in Polk County, IA

Directory of 134 public schools operating in Polk County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts

School Year	Operating Schools	Total Students	Teachers (FTE)	Student/Teacher Ratio	Total FRPL
2024-2025	134	77,436	5,105.9	15.2:1	38,482
2023-2024	132	78,565	5,093.4	15.4:1	33,537
2022-2023	130	78,418	4,983.2	15.7:1	36,858
2021-2022	128	78,329	4,974.5	15.8:1	36,244
2020-2021	127	77,331	5,011.9	15.4:1	35,065

School Districts in Polk County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 13 Districts

Ankeny Comm School District 18 Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District 5 Charter Organization: Concept Schools 1 Charter Organization: Oakmont Education 1 Clayton Ridge Comm School District 4 Des Moines Independent Comm School District 59 Heartland Area Education Agency 0 Johnston Comm School District 8 North Polk Comm School District 5 Saydel Comm School District 3 Southeast Polk Comm School District 11 Urbandale Comm School District 6 West Des Moines Comm School District 14

Cities & Municipalities in Polk County

14 Cities

Alleman 3 Altoona 5 Ankeny 18 Bondurant 5 Clive 2 Des Moines 66 Grimes 3 Johnston 8 Mitchellville 1 Pleasant Hill 3 Polk City 2 Runnells 1 Urbandale 6 West Des Moines 11

County Schools Listing

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School Name	Grades	Level	District	City	Action
Samuelson Elementary School	K-5	Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Des Moines	View ›
Saydel High School	9-12	High School	Saydel Comm School District	Des Moines	View ›
South Prairie Elementary	K-4	Elementary School	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	Grimes	View ›
South Union Elementary School	K-5	Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Des Moines	View ›
Southeast Elementary School	K-5	Elementary School	Ankeny Comm School District	Ankeny	View ›
Southeast Polk High School	10-12	High School	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Pleasant Hill	View ›
Southeast Polk Junior High	8-9	Secondary School	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Pleasant Hill	View ›
Southeast Polk Middle School	6-7	Middle School	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Altoona	View ›
Southview Middle School	8-9	Secondary School	Ankeny Comm School District	Ankeny	View ›
Stilwell Junior High School	7-8	Middle School	West Des Moines Comm School District	West Des Moines	View ›
Stowe Elementary School	K-5	Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Des Moines	View ›
Studebaker Elementary School	K-5	Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Des Moines	View ›
Summit Middle School	6-7	Middle School	Johnston Comm School District	Johnston	View ›
Terrace Learning Center	PK	Pre-K Only	Ankeny Comm School District	Ankeny	View ›
Timber Ridge Elementary	K-5	Elementary School	Johnston Comm School District	Johnston	View ›
Urbandale High School	9-12	High School	Urbandale Comm School District	Urbandale	View ›
Urbandale Middle School	6-8	Middle School	Urbandale Comm School District	Urbandale	View ›
Valerius Elementary School	PK-5	Elementary School	Urbandale Comm School District	Urbandale	View ›
Valley High School	10-12	High School	West Des Moines Comm School District	West Des Moines	View ›
Valley Southwoods	9	Secondary School	West Des Moines Comm School District	West Des Moines	View ›
Virtual Campus	9-12	High School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Des Moines	View ›
Walnut Creek Campus	9-12	High School	West Des Moines Comm School District	West Des Moines	View ›
Walnut Street School	PK-5	Elementary School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Des Moines	View ›
Webster Elementary School	PK-5	Elementary School	Urbandale Comm School District	Urbandale	View ›
Weeks Middle School	6-8	Middle School	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Des Moines	View ›

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