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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Polk County, Iowa · page 2

Ranks 51–89 of the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Polk County, Iowa. Back to page 1.

MOST BLACK · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
51	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	241	10.4%(25)
52	Valerius Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	598	10.4%(62)
53	Timber Ridge Elementary	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	667	10.3%(69)
54	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	247	10.1%(25)
55	Westridge Elementary	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	744	9.8%(73)
56	Southeast Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	585	9.7%(57)
57	Crestview School of Inquiry	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	558	9.7%(54)
58	Lawson Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	545	9.4%(51)
59	Fairmeadows Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	542	9.2%(50)
60	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	263	9.1%(24)
61	Henry A Wallace Elementary School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	840	8.8%(74)
62	Centennial Elementary	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	423	8.5%(36)
63	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	197	8.1%(16)
64	Heritage Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	530	8.1%(43)
65	East Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	409	8.1%(33)
66	Terrace Learning Center	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	361	7.5%(27)
67	Webster Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	519	6.7%(35)
68	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	6.3%(18)
69	Heritage Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	604	6.0%(36)
70	Northwest Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	346	5.8%(20)
71	Jordan Creek Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	652	5.7%(37)
72	Ashland Ridge Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	548	5.3%(29)
73	Morris Elementary	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	601	4.8%(29)
74	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	233	4.7%(11)
75	Four Mile Elementary	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	495	4.7%(23)
76	Westwood Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	551	4.0%(22)
77	Anderson Elementary School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	531	3.8%(20)
78	North Polk Central Elementary School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	408	3.7%(15)
79	Runnells Elementary	Runnells, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	260	3.5%(9)
80	Abbie Grove Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	445	2.9%(13)
81	Northeast Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	595	2.9%(17)
82	Crocker Elementary School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	489	2.9%(14)
83	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	555	2.3%(13)
84	North Ridge Elementary	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	412	1.7%(7)
85	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	255	1.6%(4)
86	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	1.0%(4)
87	Big Creek Elementary	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	357	0.8%(3)
88	Prairie Trail Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	526	0.8%(4)
89	North Polk West Elementary School	Polk City, IA	North Polk Comm School District	396	0.8%(3)

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