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

21 public elementary schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the public elementary 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. Cunningham School leads the list at 58.2%, against a median of 10.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
21
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Top % Black
58.2%
Median % Black
10.8%
MOST BLACK · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44325858.2%
2Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46321045.4%
3Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46017638.3%
4Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District35312736.0%
5Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District50114528.9%
6Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District57615627.1%
7Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District53814526.9%
8Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44811525.7%
9Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District3374713.9%
10Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District5185610.8%
11Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School District3623910.8%
12North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District292258.6%
13Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District416256.0%
14Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District451255.5%
15Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District539234.3%
16Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District472122.5%
17Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District569142.5%
18Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District45861.3%
19Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School District56230.5%
20La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School District26010.4%
21Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School District21500.0%
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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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