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The public schools with the highest share of White students in Des Moines, Iowa

64 public schools in Des Moines, Iowa appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of White students, ranked by the share of students who are White, from federal NCES enrollment data. Cowles Elementary School leads the list at 78.6%, against a median of 31.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Des Moines, Iowa

Top % White

78.6%

Median % White

31.3%

MOST WHITE · DES MOINES, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	White students	% White
1	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	308	78.6%
2	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	555	391	70.5%
3	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	458	311	67.9%
4	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	197	133	67.5%
5	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	396	262	66.2%
6	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	204	65.4%
7	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	440	267	60.7%
8	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	362	213	58.8%
9	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	657	386	58.8%
10	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	241	137	56.9%
11	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	293	164	56.0%
12	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	173	55.5%
13	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	254	128	50.4%
14	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	263	129	49.0%
15	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	551	250	45.4%
16	Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	Charter Organization: Concept Schools	150	68	45.3%
17	Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	109	49	45.0%
18	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	287	44.8%
19	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	235	101	43.0%
20	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	438	188	42.9%
21	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,051	850	41.4%
22	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	265	105	39.6%
23	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	148	39.0%
24	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	175	38.5%
25	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	622	228	36.7%
26	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	100	35.8%
27	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	519	185	35.6%
28	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	101	35.4%
29	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	292	101	34.6%
30	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	170	33.3%
31	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	247	81	32.8%
32	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	96	32.3%
33	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	717	30.3%
34	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	257	76	29.6%
35	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	561	160	28.5%
36	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	92	28.4%
37	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	314	88	28.0%
38	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	288	79	27.4%
39	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	553	147	26.6%
40	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	275	73	26.6%
41	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	670	170	25.4%
42	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	484	24.8%
43	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	216	52	24.1%
44	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	153	23.1%
45	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	68	22.9%
46	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	96	22.8%
47	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	386	87	22.5%
48	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	85	21.6%
49	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	60	21.1%
50	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	101	20.6%

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