Largest Iowa Public Schools
The public school in Iowa has approximately average 381 students (2021).
The public schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public school in Iowa (by enrollment) is Lincoln High School with 2,350 students.
Largest Iowa Public Schools (2021)
- School # Students Grades Location
- Rank: #11. Students: 2,350
Grades: 9-122600 Sw 9th St
Des Moines, IA 50315
(515) 242-7500 - Rank: #22. Students: 2,236
Grades: 9-12815 E 13th St
Des Moines, IA 50316
(515) 242-7788 - Rank: #33. Students: 2,141
Grades: 9-123111 N 10th St
Marion, IA 52302
(319) 447-3040 - Rank: #44. Students: 2,073
Grades: 9-127945 Ne University Ave.
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-6631 - Rank: #55. Students: 2,018
Grades: 10-123650 Woodland Ave
West Des Moines, IA 50266
(515) 633-4000 -
- Rank: #66. Students: 1,943
Grades: 9-124419 Center St
Des Moines, IA 50312
(515) 242-7272 - Rank: #77. Students: 1,941
Grades: 10-12555 Se University Avenue
Waukee, IA 50263
(515) 987-5163 - Rank: #88. Students: 1,795
Grades: 9-124545 Wenig Rd Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 558-2251 - Rank: #99. Students: 1,725
Grades: 9-12425 E Ridgeway Ave
Waterloo, IA 50702
(319) 433-2700 - Rank: #1010. Students: 1,714
Grades: 9-123505 W Locust
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 723-5600 - Rank: #1111. Students: 1,709
Grades: 9-123715 Pennsylvania Ave
Dubuque, IA 52002
(563) 552-5200 - Rank: #1212. Students: 1,606
Grades: 10-126500 Nw 100th Street
Johnston, IA 50131
(515) 278-0449 - Rank: #1313. Students: 1,600
Grades: 9-121900 Morningside Dr
Iowa City, IA 52245
(319) 688-1040 - Rank: #1414. Students: 1,587
Grades: 9-122901 Melrose Ave
Iowa City, IA 52246
(319) 688-1050 - Rank: #1515. Students: 1,585
Grades: 9-121800 Clarke Dr
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 552-5500 - Rank: #1616. Students: 1,575
Grades: 9-121243 20th St Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 558-2435 - Rank: #1717. Students: 1,503
Grades: 9-123333 18th Street
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563) 332-7001 - Rank: #1818. Students: 1,502
Grades: 9-122705 Cedar
Muscatine, IA 52761
(563) 263-6141 - Rank: #1919. Students: 1,488
Grades: 9-124200 Cheyenne
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712) 239-7000 - Rank: #2020. Students: 1,486
Grades: 9-121602 S 2nd Ave
Marshalltown, IA 50158
(641) 754-1130 - Rank: #2121. Students: 1,427
Grades: 9-12604 Belmont Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563) 332-5151 - Rank: #2222. Students: 1,414
Grades: 9-121120 Main St
Davenport, IA 52803
(563) 723-5400 - Rank: #2323. Students: 1,378
Grades: 9-125011 Mayhew Ave
Sioux City, IA 51106
(712) 274-4000 - Rank: #2424. Students: 1,359
Grades: 9-122205 Forest Dr Se
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
(319) 558-2161 - Rank: #2525. Students: 1,334
Grades: 9-121205 Bonham Ave
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712) 328-6481 - Rank: #2626. Students: 1,328
Grades: 9-121921 Ames High Drive
Ames, IA 50010
(515) 817-0600 - Rank: #2727. Students: 1,319
Grades: 9-12501 Holcomb Ave
Des Moines, IA 50313
(515) 242-7200 - Rank: #2828. Students: 1,301
Grades: 9-127111 Aurora Avenue
Urbandale, IA 50322
(515) 457-6800 - Rank: #2929. Students: 1,280
Grades: 7-98015 Kirkwood Blvd
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 848-5500 - Rank: #3030. Students: 1,275
Grades: 9-12501 E 2nd
Ottumwa, IA 52501
(641) 683-4444 - Rank: #3131. Students: 1,237
Grades: 9-122501 W Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
(712) 328-6493 - Rank: #3232. Students: 1,229
Grades: 9-122001 Casselman
Sioux City, IA 51103
(712) 279-6772 - Rank: #3333. Students: 1,197
Grades: 10-122220 Nw State St
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9610 - Rank: #3434. Students: 1,191
Grades: 9-12626 W 53rd St
Davenport, IA 52806
(563) 723-5500 - Rank: #3535. Students: 1,175
Grades: 10-12401 76th Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 848-5340 - Show 100 more public schools in IA (out of 1,320 total schools)
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