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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
251Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston1,16155.4%63.6%(739)11.9%(138)9.0%(104)9.9%(115)
252Clarke Community Elementary SchoolOsceola65255.4%50.9%(332)0.6%(4)43.1%(281)0.6%(4)
253Early Childhood CenterFort Dodge37655.3%63.0%(237)7.5%(28)17.0%(64)0.3%(1)
254Perry High SchoolPerry54955.2%38.1%(209)4.4%(24)54.8%(301)1.1%(6)
255Butler Elementary SchoolFort Dodge32855.1%63.7%(209)7.6%(25)15.2%(50)0.6%(2)
256Ames High SchoolAmes1,44055.0%63.8%(919)10.1%(145)11.9%(171)7.8%(113)
257Hopewell ElementaryBettendorf65854.9%62.9%(414)2.4%(16)7.3%(48)21.4%(141)
258Sioux Center Intermediate SchoolSioux Center24254.8%47.9%(116)1.2%(3)47.1%(114)1.6%(4)
259Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston84054.6%65.1%(547)8.8%(74)8.4%(71)10.0%(84)
260Sioux Center Middle SchoolSioux Center36754.5%52.0%(191)2.5%(9)42.8%(157)0.3%(1)
261Eason Elementary SchoolWaukee59054.5%64.6%(381)15.6%(92)8.1%(48)4.4%(26)
262Clarke Community High SchoolOsceola42154.4%50.4%(212)1.9%(8)44.9%(189)0.7%(3)
263Mulberry Elementary SchoolMuscatine29354.4%64.8%(190)7.8%(23)14.0%(41)3.4%(10)
264Altoona ElementaryAltoona42954.3%64.6%(277)15.4%(66)10.5%(45)2.1%(9)
265Susan Clark Junior HighMuscatine54454.3%59.4%(323)4.0%(22)31.6%(172)0.7%(4)
266Eagle Grove ElementaryEagle Grove43554.3%50.1%(218)1.6%(7)45.3%(197)0.7%(3)
267Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes37154.3%65.2%(242)8.6%(32)11.9%(44)7.0%(26)
268Madison Elementary SchoolMuscatine37254.1%61.3%(228)2.1%(8)27.4%(102)1.1%(4)
269Eagle Grove High SchoolEagle Grove32954.0%49.2%(162)0.9%(3)46.5%(153)0.3%(1)
270Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes Moines31253.9%65.4%(204)10.6%(33)12.2%(38)3.2%(10)
271Clarke Community Middle SchoolOsceola28953.9%50.5%(146)1.0%(3)45.3%(131)0.3%(1)
272Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids46653.9%64.4%(300)19.1%(89)7.5%(35)1.1%(5)
273Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines65253.8%65.5%(427)5.7%(37)12.9%(84)7.2%(47)
274Northwest Elementary SchoolAnkeny34653.7%64.7%(224)5.8%(20)16.2%(56)1.4%(5)
275Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids40353.7%64.8%(261)18.1%(73)8.2%(33)1.0%(4)
276Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary SchoolClarion46953.6%50.1%(235)0.6%(3)46.1%(216)0.0%(0)
277Terrace Learning CenterAnkeny36153.5%65.9%(238)7.5%(27)11.4%(41)5.5%(20)
278Richard O. Jacobson Elementary SchoolBelmond36253.4%54.4%(197)2.5%(9)41.2%(149)0.3%(1)
279Sioux Center High SchoolSioux Center51853.3%50.4%(261)1.5%(8)46.1%(239)0.2%(1)
280Alta Elementary SchoolAlta25653.1%64.5%(165)3.1%(8)21.5%(55)1.2%(3)
281Burlington Community High SchoolBurlington1,01653.1%65.3%(664)15.8%(161)6.6%(67)0.9%(9)
282Bluff Elementary SchoolClinton37253.0%65.6%(244)9.7%(36)9.4%(35)0.0%(0)
283Kinsey Elementary SchoolSioux Center48352.9%40.6%(196)1.0%(5)55.3%(267)1.0%(5)
284Robert Blue SchoolEagle Grove26852.9%48.1%(129)0.4%(1)48.9%(131)0.0%(0)
285Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary SchoolSibley30852.9%63.3%(195)1.0%(3)24.7%(76)0.3%(1)
286Harding Middle SchoolCedar Rapids71052.8%66.5%(472)6.8%(48)11.8%(84)3.9%(28)
287Hampton-Dumont Middle SchoolHampton36352.7%53.2%(193)0.8%(3)43.5%(158)0.0%(0)
288Waukee Elementary SchoolWaukee70652.6%66.7%(471)8.1%(57)9.5%(67)6.1%(43)
289George Washington Middle SchoolDubuque58452.5%66.4%(388)14.4%(84)7.2%(42)1.4%(8)
290Sunnyside Elementary SchoolSioux City24452.3%66.4%(162)5.7%(14)15.6%(38)2.9%(7)
291Summit Middle SchoolJohnston1,11852.3%66.8%(747)10.1%(113)7.2%(80)11.0%(123)
292John Adams Middle SchoolMason City46352.2%66.7%(309)9.1%(42)12.5%(58)1.3%(6)
293South Side Elementary SchoolHampton30352.2%54.5%(165)1.3%(4)42.6%(129)0.3%(1)
294Taft Middle SchoolCedar Rapids59352.1%66.6%(395)13.8%(82)6.4%(38)2.2%(13)
295Anson Elementary SchoolMarshalltown28652.1%15.0%(43)4.9%(14)66.8%(191)7.7%(22)
296Erskine Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids30851.9%66.6%(205)13.0%(40)6.2%(19)0.7%(2)
297Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolWaukee63051.9%67.3%(424)8.3%(52)7.1%(45)11.4%(72)
298Nodland Elementary SchoolSioux City24951.6%66.7%(166)6.8%(17)17.3%(43)2.4%(6)
299Hampton-Dumont High SchoolHampton45751.5%57.1%(261)0.2%(1)39.8%(182)0.4%(2)
300Rue Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs38551.5%66.0%(254)4.2%(16)20.8%(80)0.5%(2)
Page 6 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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