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The public schools with the most Black students in Polk County, Iowa

131 public schools in Polk County, 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 62 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
131
Polk County, Iowa
Top Black students
562
Median Black students
62
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · POLK COUNTY, 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
6Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District2,17811.8%258
7Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District46551.6%240
8Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District55338.5%213
9Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District66230.2%200
10Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,82010.7%195
11Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25972.2%187
12Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District60329.5%178
13Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District34146.9%160
14Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District1,7229.2%159
15McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District67022.8%153
16Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,16111.9%138
17Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District62220.4%127
18King Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31540.0%126
19Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District68817.6%121
20Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District1,3019.0%117
21Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District57520.0%115
22Summit Middle SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,11810.1%113
23Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District49021.8%107
24Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District39426.9%106
25Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District65715.8%104
26Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District56118.5%104
27Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District53318.9%101
28Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District48820.5%100
29Clive Learning AcademyDes Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District55118.1%100
30Clay ElementaryAltoona, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District70014.0%98
31Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District54817.9%98
32Carver ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District43622.0%96
33Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District38624.6%95
34Horizon ElementaryJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District61315.5%95
35Garton ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District53517.6%94
36River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District49318.9%93
37Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District51118.0%92
38Southeast Polk Middle SchoolAltoona, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District1,1128.3%92
39South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District42221.6%91
40Olmsted Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District62214.2%88
41Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District43819.4%85
42Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District45518.5%84
43Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District38022.1%84
44Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25732.7%84
45Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District64112.8%82
46Hanawalt ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31226.0%81
47Stilwell Junior High SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District64512.4%80
48Valley SouthwoodsWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District67811.7%79
49Urbandale Middle SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District8928.6%77
50Jessie Franklin TaylorDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District19539.0%76
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