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The public schools with the most Black students in Des Moines, Iowa

65 public schools in Des Moines, 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. Roosevelt High School leads the list at 562, against a median of 82 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
65
Des Moines, Iowa
Top Black students
562
Median Black students
82
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · DES MOINES, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2,05127.4%562
2Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2,36417.0%402
3North High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District1,42823.9%342
4East High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District1,95217.1%334
5Hoover High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District89836.6%329
6Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District46551.6%240
7Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District55338.5%213
8Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District66230.2%200
9Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25972.2%187
10Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District60329.5%178
11Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District34146.9%160
12McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District67022.8%153
13Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District62220.4%127
14King Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31540.0%126
15Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District68817.6%121
16Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District49021.8%107
17Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District39426.9%106
18Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District65715.8%104
19Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District56118.5%104
20Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District53318.9%101
21Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District48820.5%100
22Clive Learning AcademyDes Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District55118.1%100
23Carver ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District43622.0%96
24Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District38624.6%95
25Garton ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District53517.6%94
26River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District49318.9%93
27Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District51118.0%92
28South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District42221.6%91
29Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District43819.4%85
30Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District45518.5%84
31Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District38022.1%84
32Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25732.7%84
33Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District64112.8%82
34Hanawalt ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31226.0%81
35Jessie Franklin TaylorDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District19539.0%76
36Oak ParkDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District28824.6%71
37Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District51913.5%70
38Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31420.7%65
39Delaware ElementaryDes Moines, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District44014.3%63
40Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District32419.1%62
41Howe ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29720.5%61
42Hillis Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District27921.5%60
43Moore Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District28520.7%59
44Hubbell ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District36215.8%57
45Greenwood Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29316.7%49
46Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29716.5%49
47McKee Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District23520.0%47
48Mitchell Early Childhood CenterDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29215.4%45
49Woodlawn Early Childhood CenterDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District21619.9%43
50Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharter Organization: Concept Schools15027.3%41
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