Best high schools in the Des Moines metro area

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- School type: Public School
- Location: Des Moines Independent Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,458 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: C+

#25. North High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Colfax-Mingo Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 333 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: C+

#24. Colfax-Mingo High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Carlisle Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 743 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus

#23. Carlisle High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Indianola Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,120 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus

#22. Indianola High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Bondurant-Farrar Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 761 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus

#21. Bondurant-Farrar High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Des Moines Independent Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,986 (30:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

#20. Roosevelt High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Southeast Polk Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 2,353 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

#19. Southeast Polk High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Urbandale Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,347 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

#18. Urbandale High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Norwalk Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,035 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

#17. Norwalk Senior High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 651 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

#16. ADM Senior High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: West Des Moines Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 687 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B

#15. Valley Southwoods Freshman High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Des Moines, IA
- Enrollment: 197 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#14. Joshua Christian Academy
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Waukee Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,427 (not available student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#13. Northwest High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Ankeny, IA
- Enrollment: 476 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#12. Ankeny Christian Academy
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Urbandale, IA
- Enrollment: 1,096 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#11. Des Moines Christian School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: North Polk Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 647 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#10. North Polk High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 978 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#9. Dallas Center - Grimes High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Van Meter Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 292 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#8. Van Meter Junior/Senior High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: Des Moines, IA
- Enrollment: 270 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#7. Grand View Christian School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Johnston Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,790 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#6. Johnston Senior High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Waukee Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,268 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#5. Waukee Senior High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: West Des Moines Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 2,058 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#4. Valley High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Ankeny Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,443 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#3. Ankeny Centennial High School
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- School type: Public School
- Location: Ankeny Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,347 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#2. Ankeny High School
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- School type: Private School
- Location: West Des Moines, IA
- Enrollment: 1,391 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.

#1. Dowling Catholic High School
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