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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
601Whittier Elementary SchoolIndianola36925.7%85.6%(316)0.5%(2)7.6%(28)0.3%(1)
602Pella High SchoolPella80125.7%85.9%(688)2.1%(17)4.4%(35)2.0%(16)
603Dallas Center-Grimes High SchoolGrimes1,07325.6%85.9%(922)4.3%(46)5.3%(57)1.5%(16)
604Longfellow Elementary SchoolBelle Plaine26725.5%85.8%(229)1.1%(3)7.5%(20)0.0%(0)
605Dyersville Elementary SchoolDyersville32225.4%86.0%(277)5.9%(19)4.7%(15)0.6%(2)
606Knoxville Middle SchoolKnoxville32325.2%86.1%(278)0.6%(2)6.2%(20)0.6%(2)
607DC-G Oak ViewGrimes53725.1%86.2%(463)5.0%(27)4.1%(22)1.7%(9)
608AGWSR Elementary SchoolAckley22725.1%85.9%(195)0.9%(2)10.1%(23)0.0%(0)
609Farley Elementary SchoolFarley27325.0%85.7%(234)0.4%(1)12.4%(34)0.0%(0)
610Maquoketa Community High SchoolMaquoketa47724.9%86.2%(411)2.7%(13)2.1%(10)0.0%(0)
611Humboldt Middle SchoolHumboldt45424.9%85.9%(390)0.7%(3)11.2%(51)0.4%(2)
612Emmetsburg High SchoolEmmetsburg23524.9%86.4%(203)1.3%(3)5.1%(12)3.4%(8)
613Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls47224.8%86.4%(408)2.5%(12)2.8%(13)3.0%(14)
614Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City60524.8%3.3%(20)7.9%(48)86.3%(522)0.7%(4)
615Cardinal Junior HighEldon31424.7%86.3%(271)0.6%(2)7.6%(24)0.0%(0)
616Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High SchoolColfax28724.7%86.4%(248)1.1%(3)5.2%(15)0.3%(1)
617Okoboji Elementary SchoolMilford49124.6%86.3%(424)1.6%(8)8.2%(40)0.6%(3)
618Prairie West ElementaryWaverly25224.6%86.5%(218)2.8%(7)4.4%(11)0.4%(1)
619Norwalk Middle SchoolNorwalk82424.6%86.4%(712)1.7%(14)7.7%(63)0.5%(4)
620North Iowa Elementary Buffalo CenterBuffalo Center22724.6%85.9%(195)0.0%(0)12.8%(29)0.0%(0)
621Oskaloosa High SchoolOskaloosa63224.6%86.5%(547)1.9%(12)5.1%(32)1.7%(11)
622Aurora Heights Elementary SchoolNewton26024.5%86.5%2.3%5.8%0.4%
623Gilbert High SchoolGilbert50924.5%86.4%(440)2.0%(10)5.5%(28)3.5%(18)
624New London Jr-Sr High SchoolNew London28424.4%86.6%(246)5.3%(15)3.9%(11)1.1%(3)
625Clark Elementary SchoolNew London31424.3%86.6%(272)3.8%(12)5.7%(18)0.0%(0)
626Chariton Middle SchoolChariton28424.3%86.3%(245)0.0%(0)11.3%(32)1.1%(3)
627Carver Elementary SchoolDubuque49924.3%86.8%(433)3.8%(19)2.2%(11)2.2%(11)
628Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High SchoolLetts35324.2%86.4%(305)0.3%(1)10.2%(36)0.0%(0)
629East Marshall Elementary SchoolLaurel24224.2%86.4%(209)0.4%(1)11.2%(27)0.4%(1)
630Madison Elementary SchoolPella40124.1%86.8%(348)2.2%(9)5.2%(21)0.8%(3)
631Lakewood Elementary SchoolNorwalk55424.1%86.8%(481)2.2%(12)6.3%(35)1.6%(9)
632Davis Elementary SchoolGrinnell21324.0%86.8%(185)2.4%(5)4.7%(10)0.9%(2)
633Inman Elementary SchoolRed Oak46124.0%86.5%(399)0.0%(0)10.0%(46)0.0%(0)
634Northwood-Kensett Middle/High SchoolNorthwood26524.0%86.8%(230)3.0%(8)7.5%(20)0.0%(0)
635West Marshall Middle SchoolState Center21323.8%86.8%(185)0.5%(1)8.0%(17)0.5%(1)
636Iowa Falls - Alden High SchoolIowa Falls39823.7%86.9%(346)1.5%(6)7.5%(30)0.8%(3)
637Red Oak Junior/Senior High SchoolRed Oak42023.7%86.7%(364)0.0%(0)10.5%(44)0.0%(0)
638Harlan High SchoolHarlan48623.7%86.8%(422)1.0%(5)9.5%(46)0.2%(1)
639Spencer High SchoolSpencer68823.6%86.9%(598)0.7%(5)8.7%(60)0.9%(6)
640Lucia Wallace Elementary SchoolAlgona22623.5%86.7%(196)0.4%(1)11.1%(25)0.0%(0)
641Camanche Middle SchoolCamanche25623.5%87.1%(223)1.6%(4)5.9%(15)0.8%(2)
642Boyer Valley Elementary SchoolDow City20823.5%87.0%(181)0.5%(1)7.7%(16)0.0%(0)
643West Lyon Elementary SchoolInwood56123.4%87.0%(488)1.4%(8)9.3%(52)0.2%(1)
644Spirit Lake Elementary SchoolSpirit Lake54723.4%87.2%(477)2.4%(13)6.0%(33)0.6%(3)
645Spencer Middle SchoolSpencer51423.3%87.2%(448)1.0%(5)8.0%(41)0.2%(1)
646Carrie Lee ElementaryDecorah21523.3%87.0%(187)0.5%(1)10.2%(22)0.0%(0)
647Durant Elementary SchoolSumner20923.3%87.1%(182)1.0%(2)2.9%(6)0.0%(0)
648Cascade Elementary SchoolCascade30523.2%86.9%(265)0.0%(0)11.5%(35)0.0%(0)
649Center Point-Urbana Intermediate SchoolUrbana27523.1%87.3%(240)1.1%(3)5.5%(15)0.0%(0)
650Guthrie Center Elementary SchoolGuthrie Center25323.0%87.3%(221)2.0%(5)7.5%(19)0.4%(1)
Page 13 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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