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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in Iowa

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the most Black students in Iowa, drawn from 585 qualifying public elementary schools. Hoover Elementary School leads the list at 258, against a median of 11 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
585
Iowa
Top Black students
258
Median Black students
11
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42061.4%258
2Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44358.2%258
3Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District46551.6%240
4Weber ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District45646.5%212
5Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46345.4%210
6Van Buren Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42946.1%198
7Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District45343.5%197
8Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District25972.2%187
9Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46038.3%176
10Alexander ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District43639.0%170
11Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District40541.2%167
12Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District34146.9%160
13Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District35244.6%157
14Jefferson Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District38440.6%156
15Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District57627.1%156
16Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District30650.0%153
17West Willow Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District55526.3%146
18Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District50128.9%145
19Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District53826.9%145
20Adams Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District49828.5%142
21Johnson STEAM Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District32442.0%136
22Kirkwood Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District27050.0%135
23Cedar River Academy at TaylorCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District35537.8%134
24Fillmore Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District38833.0%128
25Madison Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District31840.3%128
26Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District62220.4%127
27Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District35336.0%127
28King Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District31540.0%126
29Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District57520.0%115
30Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District44825.7%115
31Harrison Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District45924.2%111
32Truman Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District43425.4%110
33Truman Early Learning CenterCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District27939.1%109
34Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District41226.2%108
35McKinley Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District42125.6%108
36Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District49021.8%107
37Maple Grove Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWaukee Comm School District57718.5%107
38Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District39426.9%106
39Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District56118.5%104
40Garfield Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District39326.2%103
41Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District53318.9%101
42Central Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District34329.1%100
43Clive Learning AcademyDes Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District55118.1%100
44Clay ElementaryAltoona, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District70014.0%98
45Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District54817.9%98
46Kenwood Leadership Academy SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District38625.1%97
47Bryant Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District60815.9%97
48Carver ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District43622.0%96
49Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District38624.6%95
50Horizon ElementaryJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District61315.5%95
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