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

Across Iowa, 666 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Edmunds Elementary School leads the list at 72.2%, against a median of 2.2% 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
666
Iowa
Top % Black
72.2%
Median % Black
2.2%
MOST BLACK · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25972.2%(187)
2Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42061.4%(258)
3Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44358.2%(258)
4Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District46551.6%(240)
5Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District30650.0%(153)
6Kirkwood Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District27050.0%(135)
7Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District34146.9%(160)
8Weber ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District45646.5%(212)
9Van Buren Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42946.1%(198)
10Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46345.4%(210)
11Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District35244.6%(157)
12Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District45343.5%(197)
13Johnson STEAM Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District32442.0%(136)
14Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District40541.2%(167)
15Jefferson Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District38440.6%(156)
16Madison Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District31840.3%(128)
17King Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31540.0%(126)
18Truman Early Learning CenterCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District27939.1%(109)
19Alexander ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District43639.0%(170)
20Jessie Franklin TaylorDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District19539.0%(76)
21Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46038.3%(176)
22Cedar River Academy at TaylorCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District35537.8%(134)
23Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District35336.0%(127)
24Mark Twain ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District21335.7%(76)
25Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District24533.5%(82)
26Cleveland Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District25433.1%(84)
27Fillmore Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District38833.0%(128)
28Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25732.7%(84)
29Lincoln Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District25732.7%(84)
30Garfield Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District20232.7%
31Central Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District34329.1%(100)
32Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District50128.9%(145)
33Adams Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District49828.5%(142)
34Children's Village WestDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District29628.0%(83)
35Grant Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District31227.6%(86)
36Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharter Organization: Concept Schools15027.3%(41)
37Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District57627.1%(156)
38Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District53826.9%(145)
39Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District39426.9%(106)
40Audubon Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District24726.7%(66)
41Longfellow Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District32526.5%(86)
42West Willow Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District55526.3%(146)
43Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District41226.2%(108)
44Garfield Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District39326.2%(103)
45Hanawalt ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31226.0%(81)
46Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44825.7%(115)
47McKinley Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District42125.6%(108)
48Truman Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District43425.4%(110)
49Kenwood Leadership Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District38625.1%(97)
50Harrison Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District27724.9%(69)
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