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

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Iowa, drawn from 237 qualifying public middle schools. George Washington Carver Academy leads the list at 47.5%, against a median of 1.5% 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
237
Iowa
Top % Black
47.5%
Median % Black
1.5%
MOST BLACK · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District45547.5%(216)
2Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District48440.5%(196)
3Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District55338.5%(213)
4Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46934.1%(160)
5Wilson Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42232.0%(135)
6Northwest Middle SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District1,11330.8%(343)
7Frank L Smart Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District43030.7%(132)
8Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District66230.2%(200)
9Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District60329.5%(178)
10McKinley STEAM AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42627.5%(117)
11Williams Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District57726.5%(153)
12Sudlow Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District73425.5%(187)
13Wood Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District62925.0%(157)
14McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District67022.8%(153)
15Southeast Middle SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District1,26922.2%(282)
16Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District48820.5%(100)
17Franklin Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District46919.8%(93)
18Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District84819.8%(168)
19Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District45518.5%(84)
20Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District40218.4%(74)
21Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School District44018.4%(81)
22Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District51118.0%(92)
23Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District68817.6%(121)
24Prairie PointCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District86816.7%(145)
25Edward Stone Middle SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School District45215.9%(72)
26Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District65715.8%(104)
27Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School District41215.5%(64)
28George Washington Middle SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District58414.4%(84)
29Prairie CreekCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District84614.2%(120)
30Taft Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District59313.8%(82)
31Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District64112.8%(82)
32Stilwell Junior High SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District64512.4%(80)
33North Central Middle SchoolNorth Liberty, IAIowa City Comm School District92512.0%(111)
34North Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,13611.8%(134)
35Indian Hills Junior High SchoolClive, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District66110.6%(70)
36South Middle SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District1,09210.3%(113)
37Summit Middle SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,11810.1%(113)
38Ames Middle SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School District1,03310.0%(103)
39Liberty Intermediate SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District6339.9%(63)
40Bettendorf Middle SchoolBettendorf, IABettendorf Comm School District9529.9%(94)
41Charles City Middle SchoolCharles City, IACharles City Comm School District3869.8%(38)
42John Adams Middle SchoolMason City, IAMason City Comm School District4639.1%(42)
43Urbandale Middle SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District8928.6%(77)
44Clinton Middle SchoolClinton, IAClinton Comm School District7458.6%(64)
45Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolTiffin, IAClear Creek Amana Comm School District7028.6%(60)
46Southeast Polk Middle SchoolAltoona, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District1,1128.3%(92)
47East Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,0767.7%(83)
48Fort Dodge Middle SchoolFort Dodge, IAFort Dodge Comm School District7657.5%(57)
49West Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District8267.0%(58)
50Harding Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District7106.8%(48)
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