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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
401Forest Grove ElementaryBettendorf33243.9%73.5%(244)3.6%(12)3.9%(13)12.1%(40)
402Charles City High SchoolCharles City47243.9%73.5%(347)9.1%(43)9.8%(46)3.2%(15)
403Washington ElementaryFairfield23943.8%73.6%(176)2.5%(6)7.5%(18)6.3%(15)
404MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange City67243.6%70.4%(473)0.6%(4)26.2%(176)0.9%(6)
405Washington High SchoolWashington45243.5%71.7%(324)1.8%(8)22.1%(100)0.4%(2)
406Bowman Woods Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids41343.5%74.1%(306)5.8%(24)7.3%(30)5.8%(24)
407Paul Norton Elementary SchoolBettendorf40343.5%73.7%(297)4.5%(18)12.7%(51)3.2%(13)
408Pleasant Valley High SchoolBettendorf1,73143.2%74.0%(1,281)3.8%(66)7.2%(124)11.2%(193)
409MOC-Floyd Valley High SchoolOrange City48642.9%72.2%(351)2.1%(10)22.0%(107)1.4%(7)
410John R Mott Jr/Hi SchoolPostville34242.6%22.5%(77)4.4%(15)72.2%(247)0.0%(0)
411Richardson Elementary SchoolFort Madison28642.4%74.1%2.8%12.6%0.3%
412Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolTiffin70242.4%74.6%(524)8.6%(60)8.3%(58)1.9%(13)
413Linn-Mar High SchoolMarion2,22942.3%74.3%(1,657)6.8%(151)6.1%(136)5.8%(130)
414Trailridge SchoolWaukee75442.3%74.9%(565)6.6%(50)6.2%(47)6.4%(48)
415Emerson Hough Elementary SchoolNewton33642.3%74.7%(251)4.2%(14)11.0%(37)1.2%(4)
416Mount Pleasant High SchoolMount Pleasant54541.6%74.7%(407)1.8%(10)14.7%(80)4.8%(26)
417Harlan Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant21241.6%75.0%1.4%11.8%4.7%
418Kluckhohn Elementary SchoolLe Mars40741.6%75.2%(306)5.4%(22)11.3%(46)1.7%(7)
419Lenox High SchoolLenox21941.5%71.7%(157)1.4%(3)25.6%(56)0.0%(0)
420Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs91341.3%74.9%(684)4.4%(40)14.8%(135)1.0%(9)
421Charles City Middle SchoolCharles City38641.3%75.4%(291)9.8%(38)6.5%(25)1.6%(6)
422Eagle Heights Elementary SchoolClinton44341.2%75.4%(334)4.7%(21)9.3%(41)0.7%(3)
423Penn Elementary SchoolNorth Liberty51241.1%75.6%(387)8.4%(43)8.4%(43)2.3%(12)
424Christine Grant ElementaryNorth Liberty42641.1%75.3%(321)12.0%(51)5.6%(24)1.4%(6)
425Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High SchoolSergeant Bluff55240.9%75.9%(419)7.1%(39)8.3%(46)2.7%(15)
426North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls29240.8%75.7%(221)8.6%(25)4.5%(13)1.4%(4)
427Waterford Elementary SchoolUrbandale46440.8%75.9%(352)7.3%(34)4.7%(22)9.1%(42)
428Adams Elementary SchoolCarroll23240.7%75.4%(175)7.3%(17)12.9%(30)0.0%(0)
429Northwest High SchoolWaukee1,57440.5%76.2%(1,199)5.8%(92)7.1%(112)5.8%(91)
430Clear Creek Amana High SchoolTiffin80040.2%76.0%(608)7.9%(63)9.1%(73)1.3%(10)
431Waukee Middle SchoolWaukee86740.1%76.5%(663)4.8%(42)6.6%(57)6.1%(53)
432Van Allen Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant36239.9%76.0%(275)2.5%(9)14.1%(51)2.5%(9)
433West Hancock Elementary SchoolBritt29439.7%74.8%(220)2.0%(6)20.4%(60)0.0%(0)
434Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny1,37539.6%76.4%(1,051)3.9%(53)9.5%(131)3.2%(44)
435Choice Charter SchoolUnion25739.6%73.2%(188)9.3%(24)11.7%(30)0.8%(2)
436MOC-Floyd Valley Middle SchoolAlton33739.5%75.7%(255)1.2%(4)17.5%(59)1.8%(6)
437Hempstead High SchoolDubuque1,49939.4%76.8%(1,151)7.6%(114)5.2%(78)1.4%(21)
438George Washington Elementary SchoolKeokuk22239.3%76.1%(169)2.7%(6)5.9%(13)0.0%(0)
439Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls45139.0%77.2%(348)5.5%(25)4.9%(22)1.8%(8)
440Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolUrbandale70839.0%77.3%(547)4.2%(30)6.1%(43)6.1%(43)
441Jefferson Elementary SchoolMason City29238.9%77.4%(226)5.8%(17)6.5%(19)0.7%(2)
442Irving Elementary SchoolDubuque40938.8%77.3%(316)5.1%(21)7.1%(29)0.2%(1)
443Abraham Lincoln High SchoolCouncil Bluffs1,33338.8%76.7%(1,023)3.5%(47)14.3%(191)0.8%(11)
444Longfellow ElementaryMarion25438.7%77.2%(196)8.7%(22)4.7%(12)0.4%(1)
445Fort Madison Elementary SchoolFort Madison93238.5%77.2%(719)2.7%(25)10.3%(96)0.6%(6)
446Dubuque Online SchoolDubuque24938.5%76.7%(191)10.4%(26)6.0%(15)0.0%(0)
447Novak Elementary SchoolMarion34738.3%77.5%(269)6.3%(22)5.5%(19)0.6%(2)
448Wilkins Elementary SchoolMarion34838.2%77.6%(270)5.5%(19)6.0%(21)1.1%(4)
449Ashland Ridge ElementaryAnkeny54838.0%77.9%(427)5.3%(29)7.1%(39)4.6%(25)
450Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls45838.0%78.0%(357)1.3%(6)4.2%(19)5.0%(23)
Page 9 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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