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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
651Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolAkron25822.9%87.2%(225)0.4%(1)10.1%(26)0.0%(0)
652Algona Middle SchoolAlgona41922.9%87.1%(365)0.0%(0)11.0%(46)0.9%(4)
653Glenwood Middle SchoolGlenwood45322.8%87.4%(396)0.9%(4)8.0%(36)0.2%(1)
654Norwalk Senior High SchoolNorwalk1,03522.7%87.6%(907)1.7%(18)6.2%(64)1.0%(10)
655RRMR Elementary SchoolRockford23522.7%87.7%(206)4.3%(10)5.1%(12)0.0%(0)
656Algona High SchoolAlgona45822.7%87.3%(400)0.2%(1)10.0%(46)0.2%(1)
657Central DeWitt Middle SchoolDe Witt24422.6%87.7%(214)3.3%(8)4.5%(11)0.8%(2)
658Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolGrinnell51222.6%87.7%(449)2.7%(14)5.7%(29)1.0%(5)
659Atlantic High SchoolAtlantic47822.6%87.5%(418)0.4%(2)5.7%(27)0.0%(0)
660Creston High SchoolCreston48622.5%87.7%(426)1.9%(9)7.2%(35)1.0%(5)
661Camanche ElementaryCamanche35822.5%87.7%(314)1.1%(4)5.9%(21)0.3%(1)
662GMG Secondary SchoolGarwin20522.5%87.8%(180)3.4%(7)4.9%(10)0.5%(1)
663Glenwood Senior High SchoolGlenwood57022.5%87.7%(500)0.5%(3)6.7%(38)0.7%(4)
664Riceville Elementary SchoolRiceville22622.5%87.6%(198)0.0%(0)7.1%(16)0.0%(0)
665Decorah Middle SchoolDecorah43222.4%87.7%(379)1.6%(7)6.5%(28)0.5%(2)
666Creston Elementary SchoolCreston41622.4%87.7%(365)1.4%(6)6.7%(28)0.0%(0)
667Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High SchoolGarner29522.4%87.8%(259)2.7%(8)6.4%(19)0.3%(1)
668Mid-Prairie West Elementary SchoolWellman33022.3%87.6%(289)0.3%(1)9.4%(31)0.3%(1)
669Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Middle SchoolGarner25522.3%87.8%(224)0.4%(1)6.7%(17)0.8%(2)
670South Hardin High SchoolEldora23722.2%87.8%(208)0.8%(2)8.0%(19)0.8%(2)
671Emerson Elementary SchoolIndianola39622.2%87.9%(348)1.0%(4)5.8%(23)0.8%(3)
672Westwood Elementary SchoolSloan32222.2%87.9%(283)0.0%(0)4.7%(15)0.0%(0)
673Jefferson IntermediatePella49422.1%88.1%(435)1.0%(5)4.0%(20)2.0%(10)
674Carpenter Elementary SchoolMonticello20822.0%88.0%(183)2.4%(5)6.3%(13)0.0%(0)
675Okoboji Middle SchoolMilford33922.0%87.9%(298)0.3%(1)6.2%(21)0.3%(1)
676Colfax-Mingo Elementary SchoolColfax39922.0%88.0%(351)1.0%(4)7.5%(30)0.3%(1)
677Northeast Elementary SchoolGlenwood53822.0%87.9%(473)0.4%(2)8.0%(43)0.6%(3)
678Westwood High SchoolSloan27522.0%88.0%(242)1.1%(3)5.8%(16)0.0%(0)
679Central ElementaryElkader29221.8%88.0%(257)0.0%(0)6.5%(19)0.0%(0)
680Wilder Elementary SchoolIndianola45621.7%88.2%(402)1.1%(5)6.8%(31)0.2%(1)
681Shenandoah Middle SchoolShenandoah28021.7%88.2%(247)0.7%(2)5.7%(16)1.4%(4)
682AHSTW Intermediate SchoolAvoca27021.6%88.2%(238)0.7%(2)7.8%(21)0.4%(1)
683English Valleys Jr-Sr High SchoolNorth English21421.5%88.3%(189)1.9%(4)5.6%(12)1.4%(3)
684Stuart Elementary SchoolStuart21121.4%88.2%(186)0.9%(2)9.0%(19)0.0%(0)
685Southeast Valley ElementaryFarnhamville22321.3%88.3%(197)0.5%(1)4.5%(10)0.0%(0)
686Hudson High SchoolHudson37121.2%88.4%(328)0.3%(1)5.9%(22)0.3%(1)
687Pella Middle SchoolPella37521.2%88.5%(332)2.1%(8)4.3%(16)0.5%(2)
688Indianola Middle SchoolIndianola81821.2%88.5%(724)1.1%(9)5.5%(45)0.9%(7)
689Creston Middle SchoolCreston25921.2%88.4%(229)1.5%(4)7.3%(19)0.0%(0)
690Knoxville High SchoolKnoxville50821.1%88.4%(449)0.2%(1)6.1%(31)1.0%(5)
691Greene County High SchoolJefferson37521.0%88.5%(332)0.5%(2)6.9%(26)0.0%(0)
692Dayton CenterDayton20021.0%88.5%(177)0.0%(0)7.5%(15)0.0%(0)
693ADM Middle SchoolAdel35221.0%88.6%(312)1.1%(4)5.1%(18)1.1%(4)
694Howar Middle SchoolCenterville29820.9%88.6%(264)1.0%(3)7.0%(21)0.7%(2)
695Harlan Community Middle SchoolHarlan33520.9%88.7%(297)1.8%(6)6.6%(22)0.0%(0)
696Anamosa Middle SchoolAnamosa33520.8%88.7%(297)0.3%(1)6.6%(22)0.3%(1)
697United Community SchoolBoone32920.8%88.8%(292)1.5%(5)5.8%(19)0.9%(3)
698Cardinal ElementaryEldon49520.6%88.7%(439)0.2%(1)7.7%(38)0.0%(0)
699Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson56220.6%88.8%(499)0.5%(3)6.9%(39)0.7%(4)
700Eldora-New Providence Elementary SchoolEldora24220.5%88.8%(215)1.2%(3)7.0%(17)0.0%(0)
Page 14 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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