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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
301Fort Dodge High SchoolFort Dodge1,02051.4%66.6%(679)6.1%(62)18.3%(187)1.3%(13)
302Bettendorf Middle SchoolBettendorf95251.4%67.4%(642)9.9%(94)12.0%(114)2.3%(22)
303Clinton Middle SchoolClinton74551.4%67.0%(499)8.6%(64)10.3%(77)0.4%(3)
304Fort Dodge Middle SchoolFort Dodge76551.3%66.8%(511)7.5%(57)15.9%(122)0.5%(4)
305West Sioux High SchoolHawarden24251.2%56.6%(137)1.2%(3)40.9%(99)0.0%(0)
306Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny58551.2%67.9%(397)9.7%(57)9.9%(58)4.1%(24)
307Linn Grove Elementary SchoolMarion38551.1%67.8%(261)9.9%(38)10.4%(40)2.6%(10)
308West Liberty High SchoolWest Liberty39751.1%41.3%(164)0.3%(1)56.4%(224)1.0%(4)
309West Liberty Middle SchoolWest Liberty36751.1%37.3%(137)0.8%(3)59.1%(217)1.1%(4)
310Franklin Elementary SchoolLe Mars26151.0%68.2%(178)5.4%(14)12.3%(32)2.7%(7)
311Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston1,82051.0%67.8%(1,233)10.7%(195)7.8%(142)8.0%(145)
312Liberty High SchoolNorth Liberty1,28650.8%67.2%(864)13.1%(168)9.6%(124)2.9%(37)
313Prairie PointCedar Rapids86850.8%67.5%(586)16.7%(145)4.6%(40)2.6%(23)
314Maple Grove ElementaryCedar Rapids53950.7%67.9%(366)12.8%(69)6.7%(36)1.7%(9)
315Woodside Middle SchoolDes Moines39650.6%66.2%(262)1.5%(6)21.2%(84)0.5%(2)
316Rock Valley Elementary SchoolRock Valley37050.5%54.9%(203)0.0%(0)44.0%(163)0.0%(0)
317Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High SchoolClarion29150.5%59.1%(172)0.0%(0)38.1%(111)1.4%(4)
318East Elementary SchoolAnkeny40950.4%68.5%(280)8.1%(33)10.3%(42)3.7%(15)
319Demoney ElementaryEstherville46050.4%61.3%(282)1.3%(6)34.6%(159)0.0%(0)
320Denison High SchoolDenison77750.4%30.4%(236)3.2%(25)63.5%(493)1.8%(14)
321Pleasant View Elementary SchoolWebster City21050.1%63.8%(134)0.9%(2)30.0%(63)3.8%(8)
322Iowa Virtual AcademyGuttenberg1,45750.0%68.6%(999)10.2%(149)11.7%(171)0.6%(9)
323Heritage ElementaryAnkeny60449.9%68.5%(414)6.0%(36)14.7%(89)5.0%(30)
324Longfellow Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs43149.9%66.4%(286)2.3%(10)24.1%(104)1.4%(6)
325Rock Valley High SchoolRock Valley24249.8%58.7%(142)0.8%(2)39.7%(96)0.0%(0)
326Webster City Middle SchoolWebster City45449.8%65.2%(296)0.7%(3)27.3%(124)4.6%(21)
327Franklin Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs42149.7%67.2%(283)6.2%(26)21.4%(90)0.2%(1)
328Oak Ridge Middle SchoolMarion53449.6%68.7%(367)5.2%(28)6.5%(35)14.0%(75)
329Prairie CreekCedar Rapids84649.6%68.8%(582)14.2%(120)7.2%(61)1.6%(14)
330Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs85549.6%68.1%(582)6.7%(57)18.1%(155)1.1%(9)
331Broadway Elementary SchoolDenison28849.6%24.6%(71)3.1%(9)66.3%(191)4.9%(14)
332Southeast Polk Middle SchoolAltoona1,11249.5%69.2%(769)8.3%(92)11.9%(132)3.0%(33)
333Marshall Elementary SchoolDubuque32349.5%69.3%(224)7.1%(23)2.8%(9)1.6%(5)
334Bettendorf High SchoolBettendorf1,43349.4%69.2%(991)7.9%(113)12.1%(173)2.6%(37)
335Denison Middle SchoolDenison50249.2%26.5%(133)4.2%(21)65.9%(331)2.8%(14)
336Lincoln IntermediateMason City48549.1%69.7%(338)5.2%(25)10.3%(50)1.2%(6)
337Boyden-Hull Elementary SchoolBoyden32249.0%63.0%(203)0.9%(3)33.5%(108)0.9%(3)
338East Elementary SchoolSheldon46848.9%65.6%(307)0.8%(4)28.2%(132)0.6%(3)
339Four Mile ElementaryPleasant Hill49548.9%69.7%(345)4.7%(23)13.3%(66)5.5%(27)
340Pierce Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids33448.8%69.2%(231)10.2%(34)4.5%(15)1.8%(6)
341Saydel High SchoolDes Moines45848.7%67.9%(311)2.0%(9)20.3%(93)0.4%(2)
342Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolBettendorf35948.7%69.4%(249)7.2%(26)14.5%(52)1.1%(4)
343North Central Middle SchoolNorth Liberty92548.5%69.8%(646)12.0%(111)8.5%(79)2.5%(23)
344East Ridge ElementaryCoralville44248.5%69.9%(309)10.4%(46)10.2%(45)3.2%(14)
345Hazel Point Intermediate SchoolMarion56348.4%69.8%(393)5.0%(28)5.5%(31)13.3%(75)
346Prairie Ridge ElementaryCedar Rapids43848.4%69.9%(306)11.2%(49)8.4%(37)0.5%(2)
347Sheldon High SchoolSheldon35648.4%65.5%(233)1.1%(4)29.5%(105)1.1%(4)
348Bloomer Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs39648.2%69.4%(275)7.3%(29)16.7%(66)0.5%(2)
349Estherville Lincoln Central Middle SchoolEstherville30848.2%63.6%(196)0.0%(0)33.4%(103)0.0%(0)
350Washington Elementary SchoolCharles City20648.2%69.9%(144)7.3%(15)14.6%(30)3.4%(7)
Page 7 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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