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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
51Garton ElementaryDes Moines53571.0%18.9%(101)17.6%(94)45.4%(243)10.8%(58)
52Harrison Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids27770.9%43.7%(121)24.9%(69)13.7%(38)0.0%(0)
53Adams Elementary SchoolDavenport49870.9%40.8%(203)28.5%(142)15.7%(78)1.4%(7)
54Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines45570.9%38.5%(175)18.5%(84)32.1%(146)4.8%(22)
55Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines2,05170.8%41.4%(850)27.4%(562)17.8%(364)3.1%(64)
56McKee Elementary SchoolDes Moines23570.8%43.0%(101)20.0%(47)24.3%(57)4.3%(10)
57Audubon Elementary SchoolDubuque24770.8%42.9%(106)26.7%(66)5.3%(13)0.0%(0)
58Frank L Smart Middle SchoolDavenport43070.7%38.6%(166)30.7%(132)20.2%(87)0.2%(1)
59Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo46370.7%22.3%(103)45.4%(210)11.9%(55)0.7%(3)
60Wright Elementary SchoolDes Moines26570.5%39.6%(105)12.8%(34)33.6%(89)4.2%(11)
61Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDavenport41270.4%43.9%(181)26.2%(108)12.9%(53)4.1%(17)
62Liberty Elementary SchoolSioux City65970.4%11.8%(78)10.6%(70)49.9%(329)2.4%(16)
63McKinley Elementary SchoolDavenport42170.3%44.2%(186)25.6%(108)12.6%(53)2.6%(11)
64Howe ElementaryDes Moines29770.3%22.9%(68)20.5%(61)44.1%(131)7.4%(22)
65Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque35270.3%26.1%(92)44.6%(157)4.5%(16)1.7%(6)
66J C Hoglan Elementary SchoolMarshalltown33770.2%30.9%(104)5.9%(20)42.1%(142)13.9%(47)
67Garfield Elementary SchoolDavenport39370.2%42.5%(167)26.2%(103)16.3%(64)0.0%(0)
68North Middle SchoolSioux City1,13670.2%34.0%(386)11.8%(134)40.4%(459)3.5%(40)
69West Middle SchoolSioux City82670.1%27.2%(225)7.0%(58)45.6%(377)2.3%(19)
70Nixon Elementary SchoolHiawatha28970.1%48.1%(139)18.7%(54)11.8%(34)10.7%(31)
71Northwest Middle SchoolCoralville1,11370.0%42.1%(469)30.8%(343)12.3%(137)9.0%(100)
72George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo45569.9%11.9%(54)47.5%(216)20.0%(91)0.2%(1)
73River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines49369.7%12.0%(59)18.9%(93)46.9%(231)17.9%(88)
74Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyCedar Rapids48469.6%34.3%(166)40.5%(196)10.3%(50)1.4%(7)
75Harrison Elementary SchoolDavenport45969.4%46.0%(211)24.2%(111)12.6%(58)3.0%(14)
76East High SchoolDes Moines1,95269.4%24.8%(484)17.1%(334)45.6%(890)6.7%(130)
77Alexander ElementaryIowa City43669.3%22.5%(98)39.0%(170)31.9%(139)1.4%(6)
78Kenwood Leadership Academy SchoolCedar Rapids38669.3%44.8%(173)25.1%(97)10.1%(39)0.5%(2)
79West Senior High SchoolIowa City1,51469.1%45.0%(681)27.9%(423)11.4%(173)10.0%(151)
80Unity Elementary SchoolSioux City48369.1%41.0%(198)9.3%(45)35.2%(170)0.8%(4)
81Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines54869.1%45.1%(247)17.9%(98)25.7%(141)2.2%(12)
82Mark Twain ElementaryIowa City21369.0%35.2%(75)35.7%(76)23.0%(49)0.5%(1)
83Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines29769.0%32.3%(96)16.5%(49)41.8%(124)3.0%(9)
84Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines56168.9%28.5%(160)18.5%(104)43.7%(245)3.6%(20)
85Longfellow Elementary SchoolIowa City32568.9%44.0%(143)26.5%(86)20.3%(66)1.2%(4)
86Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo46068.9%38.7%(178)38.3%(176)8.0%(37)6.5%(30)
87Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines34168.7%10.8%(37)46.9%(160)24.9%(85)13.2%(45)
88Loess Hills ElementarySIOUX CITY57868.7%25.3%(146)8.3%(48)47.9%(277)1.9%(11)
89North High SchoolDavenport1,19068.7%45.5%(542)26.9%(320)14.9%(177)2.6%(31)
90Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolCoralville40568.6%35.1%(142)41.2%(167)7.2%(29)12.1%(49)
91Sudlow Middle SchoolDavenport73468.5%45.6%(335)25.5%(187)16.8%(123)0.5%(4)
92Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines64168.5%44.8%(287)12.8%(82)30.1%(193)3.6%(23)
93Wood Middle SchoolDavenport62968.5%47.2%(297)25.0%(157)12.6%(79)3.2%(20)
94Johnson STEAM Academy SchoolCedar Rapids32468.4%32.7%(106)42.0%(136)9.9%(32)0.3%(1)
95McKinley Elementary SchoolDes Moines27568.4%26.6%(73)13.1%(36)46.5%(128)3.6%(10)
96Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes31468.4%47.5%(149)17.5%(55)22.9%(72)4.8%(15)
97Grant Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids31268.3%45.8%(143)27.6%(86)9.0%(28)0.3%(1)
98Maple Grove Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines57768.3%49.9%(288)18.5%(107)10.8%(62)8.0%(46)
99Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo56168.3%41.7%(234)34.8%(195)7.5%(42)0.5%(3)
100Liberty Intermediate SchoolOttumwa63368.2%47.7%(302)9.9%(63)26.2%(166)3.6%(23)
Page 2 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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