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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
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25972.2%(187)
2Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42061.4%(258)
3Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44358.2%(258)
4Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District46551.6%(240)
5Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District30650.0%(153)
6Kirkwood Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District27050.0%(135)
7George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District45547.5%(216)
8Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District34146.9%(160)
9Weber ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District45646.5%(212)
10Van Buren Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42946.1%(198)
11Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46345.4%(210)
12Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District35244.6%(157)
13Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District45343.5%(197)
14Johnson STEAM Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District32442.0%(136)
15Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District40541.2%(167)
16Elizabeth Tate Alt. High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District18041.1%(74)
17Jefferson Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District38440.6%(156)
18Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District48440.5%(196)
19Madison Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District31840.3%(128)
20King Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31540.0%(126)
21Truman Early Learning CenterCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District27939.1%(109)
22Alexander ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District43639.0%(170)
23Jessie Franklin TaylorDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District19539.0%(76)
24Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District55338.5%(213)
25Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46038.3%(176)
26Cedar River Academy at TaylorCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District35537.8%(134)
27Hoover High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District89836.6%(329)
28Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District35336.0%(127)
29Mark Twain ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District21335.7%(76)
30Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District56134.8%(195)
31Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46934.1%(160)
32East High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District1,01634.0%(345)
33Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District24533.5%(82)
34Cleveland Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District25433.1%(84)
35Fillmore Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District38833.0%(128)
36Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25732.7%(84)
37Lincoln Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District25732.7%(84)
38Garfield Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District20232.7%
39Wilson Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42232.0%(135)
40Northwest Middle SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District1,11330.8%(343)
41Frank L Smart Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District43030.7%(132)
42Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District66230.2%(200)
43Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District60329.5%(178)
44Central Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District34329.1%(100)
45Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District50128.9%(145)
46Adams Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District49828.5%(142)
47Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,50128.3%(424)
48Children's Village WestDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District29628.0%(83)
49West Senior High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District1,51427.9%(423)
50Grant Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District31227.6%(86)
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