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

Across Linn County, Iowa, 76 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Hoover Elementary School leads the list at 61.4%, against a median of 10.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Linn County, Iowa

Top % Black

61.4%

Median % Black

10.0%

MOST BLACK · LINN COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Hoover Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	420	258	61.4%
2	Van Buren Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	429	198	46.1%
3	Johnson STEAM Academy School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	324	136	42.0%
4	Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	484	196	40.5%
5	Truman Early Learning Center	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	279	109	39.1%
6	Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	355	134	37.8%
7	Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	254	84	33.1%
8	Garfield Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	202	—	32.7%
9	Wilson Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	422	135	32.0%
10	Thomas Jefferson High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	1,501	424	28.3%
11	Grant Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	312	86	27.6%
12	McKinley STEAM Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	426	117	27.5%
13	West Willow Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	555	146	26.3%
14	Kenwood Leadership Academy School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	386	97	25.1%
15	Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	277	69	24.9%
16	George Washington High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	1,182	294	24.9%
17	Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	282	66	23.4%
18	Metro High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	288	60	20.8%
19	Trailside Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	429	86	20.1%
20	Franklin Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	469	93	19.8%
21	Grant Wood Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	356	69	19.4%
22	Prairie Crest Elementary	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	434	83	19.1%
23	Prairie Hill Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	466	89	19.1%
24	Nixon Elementary School	Hiawatha, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	289	54	18.7%
25	Prairie Heights Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	403	73	18.1%
26	Prairie View Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	430	75	17.4%
27	Prairie Point	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	868	145	16.7%
28	Arthur Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	229	—	16.2%
29	Madison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	153	23	15.0%
30	Prairie Creek	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	846	120	14.2%
31	Taft Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	593	82	13.8%
32	Erskine Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	308	40	13.0%
33	Maple Grove Elementary	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	539	69	12.8%
34	Prairie High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	1,766	225	12.7%
35	City View High	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	100	12	12.0%
36	Prairie Ridge Elementary	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	438	49	11.2%
37	Hiawatha Elementary School	Hiawatha, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	334	35	10.5%
38	Pierce Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	334	34	10.2%
39	Linn Grove Elementary School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	385	38	9.9%
40	John F Kennedy High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	1,648	159	9.7%
41	Longfellow Elementary	Marion, IA	Marion Independent School District	254	22	8.7%
42	Westfield Elementary School	Robins, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	445	37	8.3%
43	Parkview Elementary School	Marion, IA	Marion Independent School District	267	20	7.5%
44	Francis Marion Intermediate School	Marion, IA	Marion Independent School District	320	22	6.9%
45	Linn-Mar High School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	2,229	151	6.8%
46	Harding Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	710	48	6.8%
47	Novak Elementary School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	347	22	6.3%
48	Excelsior Middle School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	594	35	5.9%
49	Bowman Woods Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	413	24	5.8%
50	Wilkins Elementary School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	348	19	5.5%

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