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

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Polk County, Iowa, drawn from 19 qualifying public high schools. Hoover High School leads the list at 36.6%, against a median of 10.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Black

36.6%

Median % Black

10.7%

MOST BLACK · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	36.6%(329)
2	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,051	27.4%(562)
3	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	23.9%(342)
4	Walnut Creek Campus	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	152	19.7%(30)
5	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	17.1%(334)
6	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	17.0%(402)
7	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,161	11.9%(138)
8	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	2,178	11.8%(258)
9	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	678	11.7%(79)
10	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,820	10.7%(195)
11	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,722	9.2%(159)
12	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	1,301	9.0%(117)
13	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	913	5.9%(54)
14	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,470	5.1%(75)
15	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,021	5.1%(52)
16	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,375	3.9%(53)
17	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	849	2.4%(20)
18	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	458	2.0%(9)
19	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	644	1.2%(8)

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