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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

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	George Washington Carver Academy	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	455	216	47.5%
2	Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	484	196	40.5%
3	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	553	213	38.5%
4	Central Middle School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	469	160	34.1%
5	Wilson Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	422	135	32.0%
6	Northwest Middle School	Coralville, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	1,113	343	30.8%
7	Frank L Smart Middle School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	430	132	30.7%
8	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	200	30.2%
9	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	178	29.5%
10	McKinley STEAM Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	426	117	27.5%
11	Williams Middle School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	577	153	26.5%
12	Sudlow Middle School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	734	187	25.5%
13	Wood Middle School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	629	157	25.0%
14	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	670	153	22.8%
15	Southeast Middle School	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	1,269	282	22.2%
16	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	488	100	20.5%
17	Franklin Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	469	93	19.8%
18	Hoover Middle School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	848	168	19.8%
19	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	84	18.5%
20	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque Comm School District	402	74	18.4%
21	Bunger Middle School	Evansdale, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	440	81	18.4%
22	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	92	18.0%
23	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	121	17.6%
24	Prairie Point	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	868	145	16.7%
25	Edward Stone Middle School	Burlington, IA	Burlington Comm School District	452	72	15.9%
26	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	657	104	15.8%
27	Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Burlington, IA	Burlington Comm School District	412	64	15.5%
28	George Washington Middle School	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque Comm School District	584	84	14.4%
29	Prairie Creek	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	846	120	14.2%
30	Taft Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	593	82	13.8%
31	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	82	12.8%
32	Stilwell Junior High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	645	80	12.4%
33	North Central Middle School	North Liberty, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	925	111	12.0%
34	North Middle School	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City Comm School District	1,136	134	11.8%
35	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	661	70	10.6%
36	South Middle School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	1,092	113	10.3%
37	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	1,118	113	10.1%
38	Ames Middle School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	1,033	103	10.0%
39	Liberty Intermediate School	Ottumwa, IA	Ottumwa Comm School District	633	63	9.9%
40	Bettendorf Middle School	Bettendorf, IA	Bettendorf Comm School District	952	94	9.9%
41	Charles City Middle School	Charles City, IA	Charles City Comm School District	386	38	9.8%
42	John Adams Middle School	Mason City, IA	Mason City Comm School District	463	42	9.1%
43	Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	892	77	8.6%
44	Clinton Middle School	Clinton, IA	Clinton Comm School District	745	64	8.6%
45	Clear Creek Amana Middle School	Tiffin, IA	Clear Creek Amana Comm School District	702	60	8.6%
46	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	1,112	92	8.3%
47	East Middle School	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City Comm School District	1,076	83	7.7%
48	Fort Dodge Middle School	Fort Dodge, IA	Fort Dodge Comm School District	765	57	7.5%
49	West Middle School	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City Comm School District	826	58	7.0%
50	Harding Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	710	48	6.8%

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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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