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Most racially diverse Iowa public schools

Iowa public schools ranked by how balanced their student body is. "Max group" is the largest racial or ethnic group's share of enrollment, with the name of that group; the school where this is lowest is the most balanced.

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IOWA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE

#	School	City	Students	Max group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
51	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines	490	40.6% Hispanic (199)	20.6%(101)	21.8%(107)	40.6%(199)	11.2%(55)
52	King Elementary School	Des Moines	315	40.6% Hispanic (128)	6.0%(19)	40.0%(126)	40.6%(128)	7.9%(25)
53	Jefferson Elementary School	Davenport	384	40.6% Black (156)	18.0%(69)	40.6%(156)	21.1%(81)	1.0%(4)
54	Adams Elementary School	Davenport	498	40.8% White (203)	40.8%(203)	28.5%(142)	15.7%(78)	1.4%(7)
55	Unity Elementary School	Sioux City	483	41.0% White (198)	41.0%(198)	9.3%(45)	35.2%(170)	0.8%(4)
56	Central Elementary School	Coralville	343	41.1% White (141)	41.1%(141)	29.1%(100)	14.9%(51)	5.5%(19)
57	Norman Borlaug Elementary School	Coralville	405	41.2% Black (167)	35.1%(142)	41.2%(167)	7.2%(29)	12.1%(49)
58	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines	519	41.4% Hispanic (215)	35.6%(185)	13.5%(70)	41.4%(215)	1.9%(10)
59	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines	2,051	41.4% White (850)	41.4%(850)	27.4%(562)	17.8%(364)	3.1%(64)
60	Expo Alternative Learning Center	Waterloo	561	41.7% White (234)	41.7%(234)	34.8%(195)	7.5%(42)	0.5%(3)
61	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines	297	41.8% Hispanic (124)	32.3%(96)	16.5%(49)	41.8%(124)	3.0%(9)
62	Johnson STEAM Academy School	Cedar Rapids	324	42.0% Black (136)	32.7%(106)	42.0%(136)	9.9%(32)	0.3%(1)
63	J C Hoglan Elementary School	Marshalltown	337	42.1% Hispanic (142)	30.9%(104)	5.9%(20)	42.1%(142)	13.9%(47)
64	Northwest Middle School	Coralville	1,113	42.1% White (469)	42.1%(469)	30.8%(343)	12.3%(137)	9.0%(100)
65	Bunger Middle School	Evansdale	440	42.3% White (186)	42.3%(186)	18.4%(81)	23.4%(103)	1.6%(7)
66	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines	688	42.4% Hispanic (292)	19.3%(133)	17.6%(121)	42.4%(292)	14.1%(97)
67	Garfield Elementary School	Davenport	393	42.5% White (167)	42.5%(167)	26.2%(103)	16.3%(64)	0.0%(0)
68	Truman Elementary School	Davenport	434	42.6% White (185)	42.6%(185)	25.4%(110)	13.1%(57)	3.7%(16)
69	Franklin Elementary School	Marshalltown	358	42.7% White (153)	42.7%(153)	2.8%(10)	42.7%(153)	3.1%(11)
70	Audubon Elementary School	Dubuque	247	42.9% White (106)	42.9%(106)	26.7%(66)	5.3%(13)	0.0%(0)
71	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines	438	42.9% White (188)	42.9%(188)	19.4%(85)	22.4%(98)	5.0%(22)
72	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines	235	43.0% White (101)	43.0%(101)	20.0%(47)	24.3%(57)	4.3%(10)
73	Robert Lucas Elementary School	Iowa City	245	43.3% White (106)	43.3%(106)	33.5%(82)	11.0%(27)	1.6%(4)
74	North High School	Sioux City	1,529	43.3% Hispanic (662)	34.5%(528)	9.1%(139)	43.3%(662)	4.8%(74)
75	Ernest Horn Elementary School	Iowa City	453	43.5% Black (197)	33.5%(152)	43.5%(197)	5.7%(26)	9.9%(45)
76	Herbert Hoover Elementary School	Iowa City	464	43.5% White (202)	43.5%(202)	16.2%(75)	32.8%(152)	3.0%(14)
77	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines	561	43.7% Hispanic (245)	28.5%(160)	18.5%(104)	43.7%(245)	3.6%(20)
78	Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	277	43.7% White (121)	43.7%(121)	24.9%(69)	13.7%(38)	0.0%(0)
79	Eisenhower Elementary School	Davenport	412	43.9% White (181)	43.9%(181)	26.2%(108)	12.9%(53)	4.1%(17)
80	Longfellow Elementary School	Iowa City	325	44.0% White (143)	44.0%(143)	26.5%(86)	20.3%(66)	1.2%(4)
81	Leeds Elementary School	Sioux City	593	44.0% White (261)	44.0%(261)	10.3%(61)	33.7%(200)	2.0%(12)
82	Howe Elementary	Des Moines	297	44.1% Hispanic (131)	22.9%(68)	20.5%(61)	44.1%(131)	7.4%(22)
83	McKinley Elementary School	Davenport	421	44.2% White (186)	44.2%(186)	25.6%(108)	12.6%(53)	2.6%(11)
84	South Tama County Elementary School	Tama	534	44.2% White (236)	44.2%(236)	0.6%(3)	40.5%(216)	1.5%(8)
85	West High School	Sioux City	1,308	44.3% Hispanic (580)	33.0%(432)	6.6%(86)	44.3%(580)	2.4%(31)
86	Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	254	44.5% White (113)	44.5%(113)	33.1%(84)	8.3%(21)	0.8%(2)
87	Fisher Elementary School	Marshalltown	368	44.6% Hispanic (164)	38.9%(143)	4.1%(15)	44.6%(164)	8.4%(31)
88	Prescott Elementary School	Dubuque	352	44.6% Black (157)	26.1%(92)	44.6%(157)	4.5%(16)	1.7%(6)
89	Brody Middle School	Des Moines	641	44.8% White (287)	44.8%(287)	12.8%(82)	30.1%(193)	3.6%(23)
90	Kenwood Leadership Academy School	Cedar Rapids	386	44.8% White (173)	44.8%(173)	25.1%(97)	10.1%(39)	0.5%(2)
91	West Senior High School	Iowa City	1,514	45.0% White (681)	45.0%(681)	27.9%(423)	11.4%(173)	10.0%(151)
92	Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines	548	45.1% White (247)	45.1%(247)	17.9%(98)	25.7%(141)	2.2%(12)
93	Lincoln Elementary School	Waterloo	463	45.4% Black (210)	22.3%(103)	45.4%(210)	11.9%(55)	0.7%(3)
94	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines	551	45.4% White (250)	45.4%(250)	18.1%(100)	18.0%(99)	7.4%(41)
95	Garton Elementary	Des Moines	535	45.4% Hispanic (243)	18.9%(101)	17.6%(94)	45.4%(243)	10.8%(58)
96	West High School	Waterloo	1,696	45.5% White (771)	45.5%(771)	21.9%(371)	15.1%(256)	6.0%(102)
97	North High School	Davenport	1,190	45.5% White (542)	45.5%(542)	26.9%(320)	14.9%(177)	2.6%(31)
98	East High School	Des Moines	1,952	45.6% Hispanic (890)	24.8%(484)	17.1%(334)	45.6%(890)	6.7%(130)
99	West Middle School	Sioux City	826	45.6% Hispanic (377)	27.2%(225)	7.0%(58)	45.6%(377)	2.3%(19)
100	Sudlow Middle School	Davenport	734	45.6% White (335)	45.6%(335)	25.5%(187)	16.8%(123)	0.5%(4)

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