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

Across Black Hawk County, Iowa, 34 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Cunningham School leads the list at 58.2%, against a median of 10.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
34
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Top % Black
58.2%
Median % Black
10.8%
MOST BLACK · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44358.2%(258)
2George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District45547.5%(216)
3Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46345.4%(210)
4Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46038.3%(176)
5Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District35336.0%(127)
6Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District56134.8%(195)
7Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46934.1%(160)
8East High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District1,01634.0%(345)
9Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District50128.9%(145)
10Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District57627.1%(156)
11Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District53826.9%(145)
12Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44825.7%(115)
13West High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District1,69621.9%(371)
14Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District84819.8%(168)
15Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School District44018.4%(81)
16Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District33713.9%(47)
17Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District51810.8%(56)
18Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School District36210.8%(39)
19North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District2928.6%(25)
20Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District4166.0%(25)
21Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District4515.5%(25)
22Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District6284.9%(31)
23Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District5394.3%(23)
24Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District6954.2%(29)
25Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District1,3332.8%(37)
26Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District4722.5%(12)
27Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District5692.5%(14)
28Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District4581.3%(6)
29Union High SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School District2791.1%(3)
30Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School District5620.5%(3)
31Dunkerton High SchoolDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School District2000.5%(1)
32La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School District2600.4%(1)
33Hudson High SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School District3710.3%(1)
34Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School District2150.0%(0)
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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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