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

89 public elementary schools in Polk County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Moulton Elementary School leads the list at 240, against a median of 57 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
89
Polk County, Iowa
Top Black students
240
Median Black students
57
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · POLK COUNTY, 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
6Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District57520.0%115
7Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District49021.8%107
8Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District39426.9%106
9Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District56118.5%104
10Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District53318.9%101
11Clive Learning AcademyDes Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District55118.1%100
12Clay ElementaryAltoona, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District70014.0%98
13Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District54817.9%98
14Carver ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District43622.0%96
15Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District38624.6%95
16Horizon ElementaryJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District61315.5%95
17Garton ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District53517.6%94
18River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District49318.9%93
19South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District42221.6%91
20Olmsted Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District62214.2%88
21Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District43819.4%85
22Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District38022.1%84
23Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25732.7%84
24Hanawalt ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31226.0%81
25Jessie Franklin TaylorDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District19539.0%76
26Rock Creek ElementaryAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District63911.6%74
27Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District8408.8%74
28Westridge ElementaryWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District7449.8%73
29South Prairie ElementaryGrimes, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School District43616.5%72
30Oak ParkDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District28824.6%71
31Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District51913.5%70
32Timber Ridge ElementaryJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District66710.3%69
33Crossroads Park Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District53013.0%69
34Altoona ElementaryAltoona, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District42915.4%66
35Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31420.7%65
36Delaware ElementaryDes Moines, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District44014.3%63
37Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District32419.1%62
38Willowbrook ElementaryAltoona, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District52311.8%62
39Valerius Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District59810.4%62
40Howe ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29720.5%61
41Western Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District57010.7%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
44Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District5859.7%57
45Hubbell ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District36215.8%57
46Crestview School of InquiryClive, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District5589.7%54
47Lawson Elementary SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District5459.4%51
48Fairmeadows Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District5429.2%50
49Greenwood Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29316.7%49
50Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District29716.5%49
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