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

321 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. Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School leads the list at 41.1%, against a median of 1.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
321
Iowa
Top % Black
41.1%
Median % Black
1.1%
MOST BLACK · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Elizabeth Tate Alt. High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District18041.1%(74)
2Hoover High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District89836.6%(329)
3Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District56134.8%(195)
4East High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District1,01634.0%(345)
5Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,50128.3%(424)
6West Senior High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District1,51427.9%(423)
7Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2,05127.4%(562)
8Woodward AcademyWoodward, IAWoodward-Granger Comm School District11027.3%(30)
9North High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District1,19026.9%(320)
10George Washington High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,18224.9%(294)
11North High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District1,42823.9%(342)
12Central High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District1,28823.3%(300)
13Mid City HighDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District30623.2%(71)
14West High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District1,69621.9%(371)
15Metro High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District28820.8%(60)
16Iowa City High SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District1,66620.4%(339)
17Walnut Creek CampusWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District15219.7%(30)
18East High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District1,95217.1%(334)
19Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2,36417.0%(402)
20Burlington Community High SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School District1,01615.8%(161)
21West High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District1,30415.3%(200)
22Liberty High SchoolNorth Liberty, IAIowa City Comm School District1,28613.1%(168)
23Prairie High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District1,76612.7%(225)
24City View HighCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District10012.0%(12)
25Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,16111.9%(138)
26Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District2,17811.8%(258)
27Timberline SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District99211.8%(117)
28Valley SouthwoodsWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District67811.7%(79)
29Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,82010.7%(195)
30Dubuque Senior High SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District1,49010.6%(158)
31Waukee High SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District1,37510.3%(142)
32Ottumwa High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District91010.1%(92)
33Ames High SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School District1,44010.1%(145)
34John F Kennedy High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,6489.7%(159)
35Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District1,7229.2%(159)
36Charles City High SchoolCharles City, IACharles City Comm School District4729.1%(43)
37North High SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,5299.1%(139)
38Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District1,3019.0%(117)
39Clinton High SchoolClinton, IAClinton Comm School District9819.0%(88)
40East High SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,4958.0%(119)
41Bettendorf High SchoolBettendorf, IABettendorf Comm School District1,4337.9%(113)
42Evans Junior High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District6847.9%(54)
43Clear Creek Amana High SchoolTiffin, IAClear Creek Amana Comm School District8007.9%(63)
44Hempstead High SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District1,4997.6%(114)
45Gateway High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District2137.5%(16)
46Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High SchoolSergeant Bluff, IASergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District5527.1%(39)
47Linn-Mar High SchoolMarion, IALinn-Mar Comm School District2,2296.8%(151)
48Mason City High SchoolMason City, IAMason City Comm School District8916.6%(59)
49West High SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,3086.6%(86)
50West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High SchoolWest Burlington, IAWest Burlington Ind School District3966.6%(26)
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