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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
551Dallas Center-Grimes Middle SchoolDallas Center58628.7%84.0%(492)6.3%(37)4.3%(25)1.0%(6)
552Buffalo Elementary SchoolBuffalo24228.7%83.9%(203)2.5%(6)7.4%(18)0.4%(1)
553Lincoln Elementary SchoolFort Madison22728.7%83.7%0.4%9.3%0.0%
554Atlantic Middle SchoolAtlantic34928.7%84.0%(293)0.6%(2)4.9%(17)0.9%(3)
555Monticello Middle SchoolMonticello30528.7%83.9%(256)3.9%(12)7.5%(23)0.7%(2)
556Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs27128.6%83.8%(227)2.2%(6)10.0%(27)0.0%(0)
557Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant84928.6%83.8%(711)2.4%(20)8.7%(74)1.3%(11)
558Berg Middle SchoolNewton79028.6%84.0%(664)3.3%(26)6.6%(52)1.0%(8)
559Edward White Elementary SchoolEldridge55628.5%84.0%(467)2.7%(15)8.1%(45)0.0%(0)
560Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls1,33328.3%84.3%(1,124)2.8%(37)3.6%(48)2.8%(37)
561Cherokee Middle SchoolCherokee32928.3%83.9%(276)0.6%(2)11.3%(37)1.2%(4)
562Abbie Grove ElementaryAnkeny44528.3%84.3%(375)2.9%(13)3.8%(17)2.3%(10)
563Forest City Middle SchoolForest City33028.1%84.2%(278)1.2%(4)6.7%(22)1.2%(4)
564Washington Elementary SchoolAtlantic55428.1%84.1%(466)0.0%(0)5.8%(32)0.2%(1)
565Humboldt High SchoolHumboldt46428.1%83.6%(388)0.4%(2)12.7%(59)0.4%(2)
566West Monona ElementaryOnawa35228.1%84.4%(297)0.6%(2)4.0%(14)0.0%(0)
567Forest City High SchoolForest City30428.0%83.2%(253)1.6%(5)10.9%(33)0.7%(2)
568Lambert Elementary SchoolManchester44928.0%84.4%(379)5.6%(25)4.0%(18)0.9%(4)
569Cody Elementary SchoolLeClaire44328.0%84.4%(374)1.4%(6)5.9%(26)2.7%(12)
570North Scott Junior High SchoolEldridge53128.0%84.4%(448)3.0%(16)7.3%(39)0.2%(1)
571Oskaloosa Elementary SchoolOskaloosa90327.8%84.5%(763)2.5%(23)3.5%(32)1.6%(14)
572Franklin Elementary SchoolBoone32927.6%84.5%(278)1.2%(4)8.2%(27)0.0%(0)
573West Branch Middle SchoolWest Branch23927.5%84.5%(202)2.1%(5)9.6%(23)0.4%(1)
574Riverbend Middle SchoolIowa Falls25727.5%84.0%(216)1.2%(3)13.6%(35)0.8%(2)
575Greene County Middle SchoolJefferson34727.4%84.4%(293)0.9%(3)10.4%(36)0.0%(0)
576Bertha Godfrey Elementary SchoolAlgona28327.4%84.5%(239)1.8%(5)10.9%(31)0.3%(1)
577Clear Lake Middle SchoolClear Lake30827.4%84.7%(261)2.6%(8)7.1%(22)0.3%(1)
578Greene County ElementaryJefferson51827.4%84.6%(438)0.8%(4)9.8%(51)0.2%(1)
579Rock Run ElementaryIowa Falls29227.3%84.6%(247)0.3%(1)9.3%(27)0.3%(1)
580Pocahontas Area Elementary SchoolPocahontas26527.3%84.5%(224)0.8%(2)10.6%(28)0.0%(0)
581Ledges Elementary SchoolBoone33627.2%84.8%(285)2.1%(7)7.4%(25)0.3%(1)
582North Scott High SchoolEldridge1,08127.1%84.8%(917)2.4%(26)7.0%(76)0.2%(2)
583Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids56527.1%85.0%(480)1.6%(9)5.0%(28)1.4%(8)
584Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert40827.1%85.0%(347)1.7%(7)4.9%(20)4.2%(17)
585Mary Welsh ElementaryWilliamsburg60427.0%84.8%(512)0.5%(3)8.3%(50)1.8%(11)
586Grinnell Community Middle SchoolGrinnell42027.0%85.0%(357)2.4%(10)6.2%(26)0.5%(2)
587Walcott Middle SchoolWalcott32226.8%85.1%(274)2.2%(7)6.8%(22)0.3%(1)
588Maquoketa Middle SchoolMaquoketa31526.6%85.4%(269)3.8%(12)3.5%(11)0.3%(1)
589Oskaloosa Middle SchoolOskaloosa40426.4%85.4%(345)2.2%(9)4.5%(18)1.5%(6)
590Keokuk Middle SchoolKeokuk38126.4%85.3%(325)3.1%(12)2.9%(11)0.5%(2)
591Riverside Middle/Senior High SchoolOakland36526.4%84.9%(310)0.0%(0)12.1%(44)0.6%(2)
592New Hampton High SchoolNew Hampton31826.3%84.9%(270)1.6%(5)12.6%(40)0.0%(0)
593Carroll High SchoolCarroll48326.1%85.5%(413)2.9%(14)7.9%(38)0.6%(3)
594Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolNewton38026.1%85.5%(325)1.3%(5)7.1%(27)0.8%(3)
595Hoover Elementary SchoolWest Branch35326.0%85.5%(302)2.0%(7)7.7%(27)0.8%(3)
596Boone High SchoolBoone70425.8%85.4%(601)1.4%(10)8.1%(57)0.3%(2)
597Clear Lake High SchoolClear Lake46125.8%85.7%(395)1.5%(7)6.9%(32)0.4%(2)
598Sidney Elementary SchoolSidney24125.8%85.5%(206)0.4%(1)9.5%(23)0.0%(0)
599Spirit Lake High SchoolSpirit Lake39325.8%85.8%(337)1.8%(7)6.9%(27)1.0%(4)
600Oelwein High SchoolOelwein33425.7%85.6%(286)0.0%(0)6.3%(21)0.6%(2)
Page 12 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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