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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa, drawn from 21 qualifying public elementary schools. Cunningham School leads the list at 91.4%, against a median of 49.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
21
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Top % FRL
91.4%
Median % FRL
49.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44391.4%
2Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44889.5%
3Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary35389.2%
4Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46381.0%
5Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary50178.0%
6Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary53877.9%
7Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary57671.5%
8Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46065.9%
9Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary36259.9%
10Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary33749.9%
11North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary29249.7%
12Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary51849.6%
13Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary41645.2%
14Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School DistrictElementary21538.6%
15Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45133.7%
16Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45828.6%
17Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictElementary56225.8%
18La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School DistrictElementary26023.8%
19Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary53922.1%
20Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary56912.7%
21Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary47210.4%
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