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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
701East Marshall Senior High SchoolLe Grand21720.5%88.9%(193)2.3%(5)5.5%(12)0.9%(2)
702North Ridge ElementaryWaverly39720.4%88.9%(353)0.8%(3)3.8%(15)0.3%(1)
703West Elementary SchoolIndependence36020.4%88.9%(320)0.3%(1)5.0%(18)0.0%(0)
704Williamsburg Jr-Sr High SchoolWilliamsburg60420.4%88.9%(537)1.0%(6)7.1%(43)0.5%(3)
705Mitchellville ElementaryMitchellville25520.3%89.0%(227)1.6%(4)3.1%(8)0.0%(0)
706Indianola High SchoolIndianola1,16520.2%89.1%(1,038)0.7%(8)5.0%(58)0.8%(9)
707Missouri Valley ElementaryMissouri Valley35920.2%89.1%(320)0.8%(3)5.6%(20)0.3%(1)
708Table Mound Elementary SchoolDubuque42520.2%89.2%(379)1.6%(7)4.2%(18)0.2%(1)
709West Elementary SchoolEmmetsburg29320.2%89.1%(261)1.4%(4)6.5%(19)0.7%(2)
710Margaretta Carey Elementary SchoolWaverly23820.1%89.1%1.3%2.9%0.4%
711Spirit Lake Middle SchoolSpirit Lake37920.1%89.2%(338)1.3%(5)4.0%(15)1.1%(4)
712Okoboji High SchoolMilford36620.1%89.1%(326)0.6%(2)6.8%(25)0.0%(0)
713North Polk Central Elementary SchoolAlleman40820.1%89.2%(364)3.7%(15)2.9%(12)0.7%(3)
714Crestwood Middle SchoolCresco28320.1%89.0%(252)0.3%(1)7.8%(22)1.1%(3)
715Ekstrand Elementary SchoolDe Witt46420.0%89.2%(414)2.8%(13)4.3%(20)0.2%(1)
716Blue Grass Elementary SchoolBlue Grass27720.0%88.8%(246)0.0%(0)6.1%(17)0.0%(0)
717Mid-Prairie Middle SchoolKalona41519.9%89.2%(370)1.0%(4)7.0%(29)0.0%(0)
718WACO High SchoolWayland24119.9%89.2%(215)0.0%(0)7.0%(17)1.2%(3)
719Camanche High SchoolCamanche30919.8%89.3%(276)0.3%(1)4.8%(15)1.6%(5)
720Wilton Elementary SchoolWilton50919.8%89.2%(454)0.4%(2)7.3%(37)0.0%(0)
721Northstar Elementary SchoolKnoxville34819.8%89.4%(311)0.3%(1)4.0%(14)1.4%(5)
722South O'Brien Elem School - Primghar CenterPrimghar32819.8%89.3%(293)0.6%(2)5.5%(18)0.0%(0)
723WACO Elementary SchoolCrawfordsville31719.7%89.3%(283)0.9%(3)7.6%(24)0.3%(1)
724Shenandoah High SchoolShenandoah30019.7%89.3%(268)0.3%(1)6.7%(20)0.7%(2)
725Gladbrook-Reinbeck Jr. High & High SchoolReinbeck20719.7%89.4%(185)1.4%(3)1.9%(4)1.0%(2)
726Shenandoah Elementary SchoolShenandoah34919.6%89.4%(312)0.9%(3)6.0%(21)0.3%(1)
727Boone Middle SchoolBoone58619.6%89.3%(523)1.0%(6)5.3%(31)0.0%(0)
728West ElementaryKnoxville48519.6%89.5%(434)1.2%(6)2.3%(11)1.0%(5)
729Riceville High SchoolRiceville20519.6%89.3%(183)0.0%(0)8.3%(17)0.0%(0)
730West Campus Elementary SchoolWaukon26519.5%89.4%(237)0.8%(2)6.4%(17)0.0%(0)
731Dysart-Geneseo Elementary SchoolDysart21919.5%89.5%(196)0.5%(1)4.1%(9)0.9%(2)
732West Branch High SchoolWest Branch27319.5%89.4%(244)1.5%(4)8.1%(22)0.4%(1)
733Pleasantville High SchoolPleasantville24119.4%88.8%(214)0.8%(2)5.8%(14)0.8%(2)
734West Marshall Elementary SchoolState Center41219.3%89.6%(369)0.2%(1)6.3%(26)0.2%(1)
735DeSoto Intermediate SchoolDeSoto33719.3%89.6%(302)1.2%(4)5.0%(17)0.6%(2)
736Parkersburg Elementary SchoolParkersburg21119.3%89.6%(189)0.9%(2)3.3%(7)0.0%(0)
737Central DeWitt High SchoolDe Witt53319.3%89.7%(478)2.6%(14)3.8%(20)0.6%(3)
738Monticello High SchoolMonticello32019.3%89.4%(286)1.6%(5)5.0%(16)1.3%(4)
739Crestwood High SchoolCresco34619.2%89.6%(310)1.7%(6)7.2%(25)0.0%(0)
740Central DeWitt Intermediate SchoolDeWitt31119.1%89.7%(279)2.3%(7)3.2%(10)0.0%(0)
741Louisa-Muscatine ElementaryLetts46819.1%89.5%(419)0.2%(1)8.3%(39)0.4%(2)
742Grundy Center Elementary SchoolGrundy Center28319.1%89.8%(254)1.4%(4)2.8%(8)0.0%(0)
743East Mills Jr/Sr High SchoolMalvern23419.0%89.7%(210)0.8%(2)5.6%(13)0.0%(0)
744Woodward-Granger Early Learning CenterGranger25319.0%89.7%(227)0.4%(1)4.3%(11)0.0%(0)
745John Cline Elementary SchoolDecorah30019.0%89.7%(269)0.0%(0)7.3%(22)0.7%(2)
746Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton21518.9%89.8%(193)0.0%(0)4.2%(9)0.0%(0)
747Meadow View ElementaryAdel52018.9%89.8%(467)1.1%(6)5.6%(29)0.2%(1)
748Tipton Elementary SchoolTipton28418.9%89.8%(255)0.7%(2)6.3%(18)0.3%(1)
749Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo21618.9%89.8%(194)0.5%(1)5.1%(11)0.0%(0)
750Norway Elementary SchoolNorway33618.9%89.9%(302)1.5%(5)4.5%(15)0.0%(0)
Page 15 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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