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

46 public elementary schools in Des Moines, Iowa appear in this ranking of the public elementary 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 32.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Des Moines, Iowa

Top % White

78.6%

Median % White

32.6%

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	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	197	133	67.5%
4	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	204	65.4%
5	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	440	267	60.7%
6	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	362	213	58.8%
7	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	241	137	56.9%
8	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	293	164	56.0%
9	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	173	55.5%
10	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	254	128	50.4%
11	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	263	129	49.0%
12	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	551	250	45.4%
13	Horizon Science Academy Des Moines	Des Moines, IA	Charter Organization: Concept Schools	150	68	45.3%
14	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	235	101	43.0%
15	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	438	188	42.9%
16	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	265	105	39.6%
17	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	148	39.0%
18	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	622	228	36.7%
19	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	279	100	35.8%
20	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	519	185	35.6%
21	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	101	35.4%
22	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	292	101	34.6%
23	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	247	81	32.8%
24	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	96	32.3%
25	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	257	76	29.6%
26	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	561	160	28.5%
27	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	92	28.4%
28	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	314	88	28.0%
29	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	288	79	27.4%
30	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	275	73	26.6%
31	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	216	52	24.1%
32	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	68	22.9%
33	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	96	22.8%
34	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	386	87	22.5%
35	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	85	21.6%
36	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	285	60	21.1%
37	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	101	20.6%
38	Jessie Franklin Taylor	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	195	38	19.5%
39	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	535	101	18.9%
40	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	533	91	17.1%
41	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	493	59	12.0%
42	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	341	37	10.8%
43	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	259	19	7.3%
44	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	436	31	7.1%
45	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	19	6.0%
46	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	28	6.0%

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