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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Iowa

1,226 public schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Edmunds Elementary School leads the list at 72.2%, against a median of 1.6% 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
1,226
Iowa
Top % Black
72.2%
Median % Black
1.6%
MOST BLACK · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25918772.2%
2Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42025861.4%
3Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44325858.2%
4Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District46524051.6%
5Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District30615350.0%
6Kirkwood Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District27013550.0%
7George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District45521647.5%
8Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District34116046.9%
9Weber ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District45621246.5%
10Van Buren Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42919846.1%
11Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46321045.4%
12Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District35215744.6%
13Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District45319743.5%
14Johnson STEAM Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District32413642.0%
15Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District40516741.2%
16Elizabeth Tate Alt. High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District1807441.1%
17Jefferson Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District38415640.6%
18Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District48419640.5%
19Madison Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District31812840.3%
20King Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31512640.0%
21Truman Early Learning CenterCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District27910939.1%
22Alexander ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District43617039.0%
23Jessie Franklin TaylorDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District1957639.0%
24Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District55321338.5%
25Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46017638.3%
26Cedar River Academy at TaylorCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District35513437.8%
27Hoover High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District89832936.6%
28Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District35312736.0%
29Mark Twain ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District2137635.7%
30Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District56119534.8%
31Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46916034.1%
32East High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District1,01634534.0%
33Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District2458233.5%
34Cleveland Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District2548433.1%
35Fillmore Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District38812833.0%
36Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2578432.7%
37Lincoln Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District2578432.7%
38Garfield Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District20232.7%
39Wilson Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42213532.0%
40Northwest Middle SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District1,11334330.8%
41Frank L Smart Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District43013230.7%
42Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District66220030.2%
43Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District60317829.5%
44Central Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District34310029.1%
45Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District50114528.9%
46Adams Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District49814228.5%
47Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,50142428.3%
48Children's Village WestDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District2968328.0%
49West Senior High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District1,51442327.9%
50Grant Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District3128627.6%
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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