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The public schools with the most Black students in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

40 public schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Thomas Jefferson High School leads the list at 424, against a median of 85 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
40
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Top Black students
424
Median Black students
85
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,50128.3%424
2George Washington High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,18224.9%294
3Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42061.4%258
4Prairie High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District1,76612.7%225
5Van Buren Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42946.1%198
6Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District48440.5%196
7John F Kennedy High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,6489.7%159
8West Willow Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District55526.3%146
9Prairie PointCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District86816.7%145
10Johnson STEAM Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District32442.0%136
11Wilson Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42232.0%135
12Cedar River Academy at TaylorCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District35537.8%134
13Prairie CreekCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District84614.2%120
14McKinley STEAM AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42627.5%117
15Truman Early Learning CenterCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District27939.1%109
16Kenwood Leadership Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District38625.1%97
17Franklin Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District46919.8%93
18Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District46619.1%89
19Grant Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District31227.6%86
20Trailside Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42920.1%86
21Cleveland Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District25433.1%84
22Prairie Crest ElementaryCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District43419.1%83
23Taft Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District59313.8%82
24Prairie View Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District43017.4%75
25Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District40318.1%73
26Maple Grove ElementaryCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District53912.8%69
27Grant Wood Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District35619.4%69
28Harrison Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District27724.9%69
29Wright Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District28223.4%66
30Metro High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District28820.8%60
31Prairie Ridge ElementaryCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District43811.2%49
32Harding Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District7106.8%48
33Erskine Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District30813.0%40
34Pierce Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District33410.2%34
35Prairie Early Childhood CenterCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District7432.4%24
36Bowman Woods Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IALinn-Mar Comm School District4135.8%24
37Madison Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District15315.0%23
38Prairie CrossingCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District6720.9%14
39City View HighCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District10012.0%12
40Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District5651.6%9
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