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

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the most Black students in Des Moines, Iowa, drawn from 46 qualifying public elementary schools. Moulton Elementary School leads the list at 240, against a median of 64 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
46
Des Moines, Iowa
Top Black students
240
Median Black students
64
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · DES MOINES, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District46551.6%240
2Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25972.2%187
3Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District34146.9%160
4Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District62220.4%127
5King Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31540.0%126
6Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District49021.8%107
7Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District39426.9%106
8Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District56118.5%104
9Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District53318.9%101
10Clive Learning AcademyDes Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District55118.1%100
11Carver ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District43622.0%96
12Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District38624.6%95
13Garton ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District53517.6%94
14River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District49318.9%93
15South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District42221.6%91
16Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District43819.4%85
17Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District38022.1%84
18Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25732.7%84
19Hanawalt ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31226.0%81
20Jessie Franklin TaylorDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District19539.0%76
21Oak ParkDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District28824.6%71
22Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District51913.5%70
23Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31420.7%65
24Delaware ElementaryDes Moines, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District44014.3%63
25Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District32419.1%62
26Howe ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29720.5%61
27Hillis Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District27921.5%60
28Moore Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District28520.7%59
29Hubbell ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District36215.8%57
30Greenwood Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29316.7%49
31Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29716.5%49
32McKee Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District23520.0%47
33Mitchell Early Childhood CenterDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29215.4%45
34Woodlawn Early Childhood CenterDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District21619.9%43
35Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharter Organization: Concept Schools15027.3%41
36McKinley Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District27513.1%36
37Windsor ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25413.8%35
38Wright Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District26512.8%34
39Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31210.6%33
40Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District24110.4%25
41Willard Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District24710.1%25
42Phillips ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2639.1%24
43Madison Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2856.3%18
44Downtown SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District1978.1%16
45Cornell Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IASaydel Comm School District5552.3%13
46Cowles Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District3921.0%4
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