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The public middle schools with the most Black students in Iowa

Across Iowa, 215 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Northwest Middle School leads the list at 343, against a median of 6 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
215
Iowa
Top Black students
343
Median Black students
6
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Northwest Middle SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District1,11330.8%343
2Southeast Middle SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District1,26922.2%282
3George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District45547.5%216
4Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District55338.5%213
5Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District66230.2%200
6Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District48440.5%196
7Sudlow Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District73425.5%187
8Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District60329.5%178
9Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District84819.8%168
10Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District46934.1%160
11Wood Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District62925.0%157
12Williams Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District57726.5%153
13McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District67022.8%153
14Prairie PointCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District86816.7%145
15Wilson Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42232.0%135
16North Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,13611.8%134
17Frank L Smart Middle SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District43030.7%132
18Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District68817.6%121
19Prairie CreekCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School District84614.2%120
20McKinley STEAM AcademyCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District42627.5%117
21Summit Middle SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District1,11810.1%113
22South Middle SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District1,09210.3%113
23North Central Middle SchoolNorth Liberty, IAIowa City Comm School District92512.0%111
24Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District65715.8%104
25Ames Middle SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School District1,03310.0%103
26Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District48820.5%100
27Bettendorf Middle SchoolBettendorf, IABettendorf Comm School District9529.9%94
28Franklin Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District46919.8%93
29Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District51118.0%92
30Southeast Polk Middle SchoolAltoona, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District1,1128.3%92
31Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District45518.5%84
32George Washington Middle SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District58414.4%84
33East Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District1,0767.7%83
34Taft Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District59313.8%82
35Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District64112.8%82
36Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School District44018.4%81
37Stilwell Junior High SchoolWest Des Moines, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District64512.4%80
38Urbandale Middle SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School District8928.6%77
39Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District40218.4%74
40Edward Stone Middle SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School District45215.9%72
41Indian Hills Junior High SchoolClive, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District66110.6%70
42Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School District41215.5%64
43Clinton Middle SchoolClinton, IAClinton Comm School District7458.6%64
44Liberty Intermediate SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District6339.9%63
45Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolTiffin, IAClear Creek Amana Comm School District7028.6%60
46West Middle SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District8267.0%58
47Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IACouncil Bluffs Comm School District8556.7%57
48Fort Dodge Middle SchoolFort Dodge, IAFort Dodge Comm School District7657.5%57
49Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District1,0814.8%52
50Trailridge SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District7546.6%50
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