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Most racially diverse Iowa public schools

Iowa public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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IOWA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
501Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkeny1,00433.2%81.1%(814)3.9%(39)7.7%(77)2.0%(20)
502Northeast ElementaryAnkeny59532.9%81.3%(484)2.9%(17)4.7%(28)5.0%(30)
503Harlan PrimaryHarlan34232.9%81.0%(277)1.2%(4)10.5%(36)0.9%(3)
504Johnson ElementarySpencer20132.8%81.1%(163)1.5%(3)9.9%(20)1.0%(2)
505Nevada High SchoolNevada49832.6%80.7%(402)0.8%(4)12.1%(60)1.0%(5)
506Alta-Aurelia High SchoolAlta22132.4%80.5%(178)0.5%(1)16.3%(36)0.0%(0)
507Pineview ElementaryIowa Falls28132.4%81.1%(228)0.4%(1)11.4%(32)0.4%(1)
508Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls69532.4%81.7%(568)4.2%(29)2.6%(18)4.8%(33)
509Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls62832.4%81.7%(513)4.9%(31)3.3%(21)2.9%(18)
510Fairfield High SchoolFairfield44232.4%81.7%(361)2.5%(11)7.2%(32)2.9%(13)
511Cardinal Elementary SchoolMaquoketa26032.0%81.9%(213)2.3%(6)4.2%(11)0.8%(2)
512Hartford Upper ElementaryHartford30332.0%81.8%(248)1.3%(4)7.9%(24)5.3%(16)
513Washington High SchoolCherokee36632.0%81.7%(299)0.3%(1)10.1%(37)1.9%(7)
514Clear Creek Elementary SchoolOxford27831.7%82.0%(228)6.5%(18)3.6%(10)0.4%(1)
515Central Elementary SchoolNevada63231.6%81.5%(515)0.6%(4)13.3%(84)0.2%(1)
516Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary SchoolHartley26131.6%81.2%(212)1.9%(5)15.3%(40)0.0%(0)
517Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle75431.6%81.6%(615)1.2%(9)10.5%(79)2.5%(19)
518Ridge View High SchoolHolstein24231.5%81.4%(197)2.1%(5)14.9%(36)0.8%(2)
519College View ElementaryCouncil Bluffs48831.3%82.0%(400)2.7%(13)11.7%(57)0.8%(4)
520Fort Madison Middle SchoolFort Madison68631.3%82.2%2.0%7.0%0.7%
521Marion High SchoolMarion73531.3%82.3%(605)4.3%(32)5.7%(42)0.7%(5)
522Nevada Middle SchoolNevada44231.2%81.2%(359)0.2%(1)13.1%(58)0.9%(4)
523Cherokee Elementary SchoolCherokee46831.2%81.8%(383)0.6%(3)13.0%(61)0.8%(4)
524Newton Senior High SchoolNewton80631.2%82.3%(663)2.6%(21)8.3%(67)0.4%(3)
525Bondurant-Farrar Junior HighBondurant39831.2%82.4%(328)4.0%(16)7.0%(28)2.3%(9)
526Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolFort Madison85231.1%82.3%(701)1.6%(14)8.4%(72)0.9%(8)
527Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDubuque56831.1%82.6%(469)5.5%(31)3.7%(21)0.7%(4)
528Orchard Hills ElementaryNorwalk55830.9%82.4%(460)1.8%(10)7.5%(42)0.5%(3)
529Bryant Elementary SchoolDubuque29930.9%82.3%(246)3.0%(9)8.7%(26)1.3%(4)
530Keokuk High SchoolKeokuk58330.8%82.5%(481)4.1%(24)4.1%(24)0.3%(2)
531Harlan Intermediate SchoolHarlan30930.6%82.5%(255)1.6%(5)9.1%(28)0.0%(0)
532New Hampton Elementary SchoolNew Hampton50430.5%81.9%(413)1.0%(5)15.1%(76)0.0%(0)
533Bridgeview Elementary SchoolLeClaire34330.2%82.8%(284)2.9%(10)9.9%(34)0.9%(3)
534Lincoln Elementary SchoolPella25430.2%83.1%(211)0.4%(1)5.1%(13)2.4%(6)
535Oviatt Elementary SchoolNorwalk54830.2%83.0%(455)2.7%(15)7.7%(42)1.3%(7)
536Runnells ElementaryRunnells26030.1%83.1%(216)3.5%(9)7.7%(20)1.9%(5)
537Schuler Elementary SchoolAtlantic20630.0%83.0%(171)0.0%(0)6.3%(13)0.0%(0)
538South Hamilton Middle And High SchoolJewell30029.9%82.7%(248)0.3%(1)12.7%(38)0.3%(1)
539New Hampton Middle SchoolNew Hampton30429.8%82.6%(251)0.3%(1)13.8%(42)0.0%(0)
540Prairie Trail ElementaryAnkeny52629.7%83.3%(438)0.8%(4)7.4%(39)2.3%(12)
541Lake Mills Elementary SchoolLake Mills30329.6%82.8%(251)1.0%(3)13.2%(40)0.0%(0)
542Carroll Middle SchoolCarroll45929.5%83.4%(383)5.2%(24)6.3%(29)0.7%(3)
543West Central Valley High SchoolStuart26429.3%83.3%(220)1.1%(3)9.8%(26)0.0%(0)
544Oelwein Middle SchoolOelwein35029.2%83.4%(292)0.6%(2)6.9%(24)0.9%(3)
545Crestwood Elementary SchoolCresco34929.1%83.4%(291)0.6%(2)10.6%(37)0.6%(2)
546Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear Lake68529.1%83.5%(572)1.0%(7)8.5%(58)0.1%(1)
547Wapello Elementary SchoolWapello22929.1%83.0%(190)0.4%(1)14.4%(33)0.9%(2)
548Taft Elementary SchoolHumboldt36929.0%83.2%(307)0.5%(2)12.7%(47)0.0%(0)
549Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert40928.9%83.9%(343)1.2%(5)4.7%(19)5.1%(21)
550Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls56928.9%83.8%(477)2.5%(14)2.3%(13)3.7%(21)
Page 11 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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