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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
351Sunset Heights Elementary SchoolWebster City31148.2%66.9%(208)0.6%(2)26.4%(82)2.3%(7)
352Carter Lake Elementary SchoolCarter Lake30148.1%69.1%(208)6.6%(20)18.3%(55)0.3%(1)
353Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClaire94048.1%70.1%(659)3.1%(29)8.1%(76)13.2%(124)
354Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo51848.0%70.3%(364)10.8%(56)7.3%(38)1.0%(5)
355Clinton High SchoolClinton98148.0%69.8%(685)9.0%(88)10.7%(105)0.7%(7)
356Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCouncil Bluffs1,14648.0%69.1%(792)5.4%(62)19.4%(222)1.1%(12)
357Lincoln Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant20247.7%69.3%(140)1.5%(3)19.3%(39)4.5%(9)
358South Prairie ElementaryGrimes43647.7%69.7%(304)16.5%(72)8.3%(36)0.5%(2)
359Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary SchoolSergeant Bluff38347.6%71.0%(272)5.7%(22)8.9%(34)3.1%(12)
360Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes36147.6%70.1%(253)5.3%(19)9.4%(34)2.5%(9)
361Prairie High SchoolCedar Rapids1,76647.5%70.4%(1,243)12.7%(225)7.0%(123)1.5%(27)
362Le Mars Middle SchoolLe Mars48747.5%69.8%(340)4.3%(21)18.5%(90)0.8%(4)
363West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High SchoolWest Burlington39647.4%70.5%(279)6.6%(26)6.1%(24)2.5%(10)
364Roosevelt Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs45547.4%69.9%(318)5.0%(23)17.8%(81)1.1%(5)
365West Burlington Elem SchoolWest Burlington47947.2%70.8%(339)6.5%(31)6.5%(31)3.1%(15)
366Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle SchoolSergeant Bluff40047.2%71.3%(285)6.3%(25)10.8%(43)2.5%(10)
367Mason City High SchoolMason City89147.2%70.6%(629)6.6%(59)13.6%(121)2.1%(19)
368West Liberty Elementary SchoolWest Liberty43847.1%32.9%(144)0.7%(3)64.8%(284)0.7%(3)
369Rock Creek ElementaryAnkeny63946.9%71.2%(455)11.6%(74)7.5%(48)3.6%(23)
370Denison Elementary SchoolDenison69146.8%24.9%(172)2.0%(14)68.5%(473)3.0%(21)
371Harding Elementary SchoolMason City38746.7%71.3%(276)5.7%(22)12.7%(49)0.5%(2)
372Boyden-Hull High SchoolHull25346.7%65.2%(165)0.4%(1)32.8%(83)0.0%(0)
373Estherville Lincoln Central High SchoolEstherville35946.7%66.8%(240)0.3%(1)29.3%(105)0.3%(1)
374John F Kennedy High SchoolCedar Rapids1,64846.6%71.2%(1,174)9.7%(159)7.7%(126)2.8%(46)
375Centennial ElementaryAltoona42346.2%71.6%(303)8.5%(36)9.9%(42)1.2%(5)
376Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High SchoolBelmond29746.2%66.0%(196)1.0%(3)32.0%(95)0.0%(0)
377Pleasant View Elementary SchoolBettendorf62146.2%71.7%(445)1.9%(12)7.9%(49)11.9%(74)
378Southview Middle SchoolAnkeny91346.1%72.0%(657)5.9%(54)10.1%(92)5.4%(49)
379Lincoln Upper Elementary SchoolWashington34445.9%69.8%(240)2.0%(7)23.0%(79)1.7%(6)
380Sheldon Middle SchoolSheldon31245.9%69.2%(216)2.6%(8)24.7%(77)1.0%(3)
381Prairieview SchoolWaukee53945.8%72.2%(389)6.1%(33)10.2%(55)6.5%(35)
382Parkview Middle SchoolAnkeny86545.7%72.1%(624)4.9%(42)10.5%(91)3.7%(32)
383Eisenhower Elementary SchoolOttumwa24845.7%72.2%(179)5.7%(14)11.7%(29)2.4%(6)
384Cornell Elementary SchoolDes Moines55545.6%70.5%(391)2.3%(13)20.7%(115)0.2%(1)
385Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill1,72245.5%72.2%(1,243)9.2%(159)11.0%(190)1.9%(33)
386Iowa Connections Academy Middle SchoolAnita30845.5%72.1%(222)3.6%(11)13.0%(40)2.3%(7)
387Lenox Elementary SchoolLenox30845.5%67.2%(207)0.7%(2)30.5%(94)0.0%(0)
388Edison Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs38445.3%70.6%(271)3.1%(12)21.6%(83)0.8%(3)
389Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines25945.2%7.3%(19)72.2%(187)13.9%(36)2.3%(6)
390Stewart Elementary SchoolWashington45745.0%70.7%(323)1.3%(6)21.7%(99)0.7%(3)
391Webster City High SchoolWebster City50545.0%70.5%(356)0.8%(4)22.6%(114)3.8%(19)
392Le Mars High SchoolLe Mars66245.0%71.9%(476)3.5%(23)17.4%(115)0.9%(6)
393Fairview Elementary SchoolCarroll41944.9%72.1%(302)5.3%(22)16.0%(67)0.7%(3)
394Dubuque Senior High SchoolDubuque1,49044.9%72.5%(1,081)10.6%(158)6.2%(92)0.7%(11)
395Webster Elementary SchoolUrbandale51944.8%73.0%(379)6.7%(35)7.9%(41)7.3%(38)
396Lincoln Elementary SchoolCharles City28044.8%72.9%(204)7.5%(21)9.6%(27)2.5%(7)
397Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolEldridge36944.8%72.4%(267)12.5%(46)10.3%(38)0.0%(0)
398Newell-Fonda ElementaryNewell28044.3%71.8%(201)0.0%(0)18.6%(52)0.0%(0)
399Washington Middle SchoolWashington34744.2%71.2%(247)1.7%(6)22.2%(77)0.6%(2)
400Parkview Elementary SchoolMarion26744.1%73.0%(195)7.5%(20)6.7%(18)0.0%(0)
Page 8 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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