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

323 public high schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Empowering Excellence Charter School leads the list at 50.8%, against a median of 1.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
323
Iowa
Top % Black
50.8%
Median % Black
1.1%
MOST BLACK · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Empowering Excellence Charter SchoolCedar Rapids, IACharter Organization: Empowering Youths of Iowa12050.8%(61)
2Elizabeth Tate Alt. High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District18041.1%(74)
3Hoover High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District89836.6%(329)
4Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District56134.8%(195)
5East High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District1,01634.0%(345)
6Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,50128.3%(424)
7West Senior High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District1,51427.9%(423)
8Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2,05127.4%(562)
9Woodward AcademyWoodward, IAWoodward-Granger Comm School District11027.3%(30)
10North High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District1,19026.9%(320)
11George Washington High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,18224.9%(294)
12North High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District1,42823.9%(342)
13Central High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District1,28823.3%(300)
14Mid City HighDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District30623.2%(71)
15West High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District1,69621.9%(371)
16Metro High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District28820.8%(60)
17Iowa City High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District1,66620.4%(339)
18Walnut Creek CampusWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District15219.7%(30)
19East High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District1,95217.1%(334)
20Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2,36417.0%(402)
21Burlington Community High SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School District1,01615.8%(161)
22West High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District1,30415.3%(200)
23Liberty High SchoolNorth Liberty, IAIowa City Comm School District1,28613.1%(168)
24Prairie High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District1,76612.7%(225)
25City View HighCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District10012.0%(12)
26Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,16111.9%(138)
27Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District2,17811.8%(258)
28Timberline SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District99211.8%(117)
29Valley SouthwoodsWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District67811.7%(79)
30Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,82010.7%(195)
31Dubuque Senior High SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District1,49010.6%(158)
32Waukee High SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District1,37510.3%(142)
33Ottumwa High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District91010.1%(92)
34Ames High SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School District1,44010.1%(145)
35John F Kennedy High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,6489.7%(159)
36Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District1,7229.2%(159)
37Charles City High SchoolCharles City, IACharles City Comm School District4729.1%(43)
38North High SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,5299.1%(139)
39Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District1,3019.0%(117)
40Clinton High SchoolClinton, IAClinton Comm School District9819.0%(88)
41East High SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,4958.0%(119)
42Bettendorf High SchoolBettendorf, IABettendorf Comm School District1,4337.9%(113)
43Evans Junior High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District6847.9%(54)
44Clear Creek Amana High SchoolTiffin, IAClear Creek Amana Comm School District8007.9%(63)
45Hempstead High SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District1,4997.6%(114)
46Gateway High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District2137.5%(16)
47Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High SchoolSergeant Bluff, IASergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District5527.1%(39)
48Linn-Mar High SchoolMarion, IALinn-Mar Comm School District2,2296.8%(151)
49Mason City High SchoolMason City, IAMason City Comm School District8916.6%(59)
50West High SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,3086.6%(86)
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