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

20 public high schools in Polk County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the public high 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 98 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
20
Polk County, Iowa
Top Black students
562
Median Black students
98
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
7Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,82010.7%195
8Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District1,7229.2%159
9Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,16111.9%138
10Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District1,3019.0%117
11Valley SouthwoodsWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District67811.7%79
12Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District1,4705.1%75
13Southview Middle SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District9135.9%54
14Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District1,3753.9%53
15Northview Middle SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District1,0215.1%52
16Walnut Creek CampusWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District15219.7%30
17Great Oaks High School and Career CenterDes Moines, IACharter Organization: Oakmont Education7237.5%27
18Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant, IABondurant-Farrar Comm School District8492.4%20
19Saydel High SchoolDes Moines, IASaydel Comm School District4582.0%9
20North Polk High SchoolAlleman, IANorth Polk Comm School District6441.2%8
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