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Most racially diverse Iowa public schools

Iowa public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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IOWA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Woodlawn Early Childhood CenterDes Moines21679.4%24.1%(52)19.9%(43)19.0%(41)23.6%(51)
2Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo53877.9%26.9%(145)26.9%(145)23.8%(128)4.5%(24)
3Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines66277.5%23.1%(153)30.2%(200)22.1%(146)15.7%(104)
4Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines32477.5%28.4%(92)19.1%(62)28.7%(93)13.3%(43)
5Central Middle SchoolWaterloo46977.0%26.0%(122)34.1%(160)14.9%(70)3.8%(18)
6Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines38676.9%22.5%(87)24.6%(95)14.3%(55)30.6%(118)
7Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo35376.7%19.8%(70)36.0%(127)18.1%(64)2.5%(9)
8Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo57676.3%34.7%(200)27.1%(156)16.7%(96)7.5%(43)
9Moore Elementary SchoolDes Moines28576.3%35.4%(101)20.7%(59)21.4%(61)10.2%(29)
10Wilson Elementary SchoolOttumwa33575.8%25.4%(85)16.7%(56)33.7%(113)3.3%(11)
11South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines42275.8%22.8%(96)21.6%(91)35.3%(149)9.7%(41)
12Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines31475.8%28.0%(88)20.7%(65)32.2%(101)8.9%(28)
13James Elementary SchoolOttumwa24975.5%34.1%(85)16.1%(40)22.9%(57)1.2%(3)
14Oak ParkDes Moines28875.2%27.4%(79)24.6%(71)31.9%(92)6.6%(19)
15Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo44875.1%28.1%(126)25.7%(115)29.2%(131)0.7%(3)
16Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines39475.1%21.6%(85)26.9%(106)33.8%(133)11.4%(45)
17Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines60375.0%15.9%(96)29.5%(178)34.3%(207)10.3%(62)
18Mitchell Early Childhood CenterDes Moines29275.0%34.6%(101)15.4%(45)29.4%(86)11.3%(33)
19Children's Village WestDavenport29674.9%31.8%(94)28.0%(83)19.3%(57)2.0%(6)
20Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines25774.8%29.6%(76)32.7%(84)19.1%(49)5.1%(13)
21Wright Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids28274.7%37.6%(106)23.4%(66)18.1%(51)2.1%(6)
22Hillis Elementary SchoolDes Moines27974.6%35.8%(100)21.5%(60)25.4%(71)10.0%(28)
23Hoover High SchoolDes Moines89874.5%16.7%(150)36.6%(329)25.5%(229)14.9%(134)
24North High SchoolDes Moines1,42873.9%19.5%(278)23.9%(342)38.7%(553)10.8%(155)
25Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines51173.9%33.3%(170)18.0%(92)32.5%(166)7.8%(40)
26Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo50173.8%37.3%(187)28.9%(145)11.8%(59)2.2%(11)
27Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines49072.9%20.6%(101)21.8%(107)40.6%(199)11.2%(55)
28Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines55372.8%26.6%(147)38.5%(213)21.0%(116)3.4%(19)
29Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines68872.7%19.3%(133)17.6%(121)42.4%(292)14.1%(97)
30Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines62272.7%36.7%(228)20.4%(127)29.7%(185)4.2%(26)
31Wilson Middle SchoolCedar Rapids42272.5%35.8%(151)32.0%(135)18.5%(78)1.2%(5)
32McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines67072.4%25.4%(170)22.8%(153)38.8%(260)7.5%(50)
33Williams Middle SchoolDavenport57772.3%39.5%(228)26.5%(153)17.7%(102)2.3%(13)
34Jefferson Elementary SchoolDavenport38472.3%18.0%(69)40.6%(156)21.1%(81)1.0%(4)
35Bryant Elementary SchoolSioux City60872.3%31.1%(189)15.9%(97)38.6%(235)2.5%(15)
36Madison Elementary SchoolDavenport31872.3%22.3%(71)40.3%(128)15.7%(50)0.6%(2)
37Lincoln Elementary SchoolDubuque25772.3%35.4%(91)32.7%(84)7.8%(20)1.2%(3)
38Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines2,36472.2%30.3%(717)17.0%(402)38.2%(903)8.3%(195)
39Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale44072.2%42.3%(186)18.4%(81)23.4%(103)1.6%(7)
40Spalding Park ElementarySioux City68371.9%36.6%(250)10.1%(69)35.3%(241)0.3%(2)
41East High SchoolWaterloo1,01671.9%36.4%(370)34.0%(345)14.8%(150)0.5%(5)
42Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines38071.8%39.0%(148)22.1%(84)27.6%(105)4.5%(17)
43Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines43871.5%42.9%(188)19.4%(85)22.4%(98)5.0%(22)
44Fillmore Elementary SchoolDavenport38871.5%37.1%(144)33.0%(128)14.2%(55)2.1%(8)
45Truman Elementary SchoolDavenport43471.4%42.6%(185)25.4%(110)13.1%(57)3.7%(16)
46Central Elementary SchoolCoralville34371.3%41.1%(141)29.1%(100)14.9%(51)5.5%(19)
47Cedar River Academy at TaylorCedar Rapids35571.2%32.7%(116)37.8%(134)11.6%(41)0.6%(2)
48West High SchoolWaterloo1,69671.2%45.5%(771)21.9%(371)15.1%(256)6.0%(102)
49Clive Learning AcademyDes Moines55171.2%45.4%(250)18.1%(100)18.0%(99)7.4%(41)
50Garfield Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids20271.2%38.1%32.7%12.4%1.0%
Page 1 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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