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

Across Polk County, Iowa, 21 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Callanan Middle School leads the list at 38.5%, against a median of 12.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Black

38.5%

Median % Black

12.4%

MOST BLACK · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	553	213	38.5%
2	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	200	30.2%
3	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	178	29.5%
4	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	670	153	22.8%
5	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	488	100	20.5%
6	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	84	18.5%
7	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	92	18.0%
8	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	121	17.6%
9	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	657	104	15.8%
10	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	82	12.8%
11	Stilwell Junior High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	645	80	12.4%
12	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	661	70	10.6%
13	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,118	113	10.1%
14	Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	892	77	8.6%
15	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,112	92	8.3%
16	Parkview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	865	42	4.9%
17	Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	398	16	4.0%
18	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	1,004	39	3.9%
19	Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	445	16	3.6%
20	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	396	6	1.5%
21	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	504	7	1.4%

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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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