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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Des Moines, Iowa

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public elementary schools in Des Moines, Iowa, drawn from 43 qualifying public elementary schools. Woodlawn Early Childhood Center leads the list at 79.4%, against a median of 69.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Des Moines, Iowa

Top Diversity index

79.4%

Median Diversity index

69.0%

MOST DIVERSE · DES MOINES, IOWA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	216	79.4%	24.1%(52)	19.9%(43)	19.0%(41)	23.6%(51)
2	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	324	77.5%	28.4%(92)	19.1%(62)	28.7%(93)	13.3%(43)
3	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	386	76.9%	22.5%(87)	24.6%(95)	14.3%(55)	30.6%(118)
4	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	285	76.3%	35.4%(101)	20.7%(59)	21.4%(61)	10.2%(29)
5	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	422	75.8%	22.8%(96)	21.6%(91)	35.3%(149)	9.7%(41)
6	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	314	75.8%	28.0%(88)	20.7%(65)	32.2%(101)	8.9%(28)
7	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	288	75.2%	27.4%(79)	24.6%(71)	31.9%(92)	6.6%(19)
8	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	394	75.1%	21.6%(85)	26.9%(106)	33.8%(133)	11.4%(45)
9	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	292	75.0%	34.6%(101)	15.4%(45)	29.4%(86)	11.3%(33)
10	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	257	74.8%	29.6%(76)	32.7%(84)	19.1%(49)	5.1%(13)
11	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	279	74.6%	35.8%(100)	21.5%(60)	25.4%(71)	10.0%(28)
12	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	490	72.9%	20.6%(101)	21.8%(107)	40.6%(199)	11.2%(55)
13	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	622	72.7%	36.7%(228)	20.4%(127)	29.7%(185)	4.2%(26)
14	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	380	71.8%	39.0%(148)	22.1%(84)	27.6%(105)	4.5%(17)
15	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	438	71.5%	42.9%(188)	19.4%(85)	22.4%(98)	5.0%(22)
16	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	551	71.2%	45.4%(250)	18.1%(100)	18.0%(99)	7.4%(41)
17	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	535	71.0%	18.9%(101)	17.6%(94)	45.4%(243)	10.8%(58)
18	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	235	70.8%	43.0%(101)	20.0%(47)	24.3%(57)	4.3%(10)
19	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	265	70.5%	39.6%(105)	12.8%(34)	33.6%(89)	4.2%(11)
20	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	297	70.3%	22.9%(68)	20.5%(61)	44.1%(131)	7.4%(22)
21	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	493	69.7%	12.0%(59)	18.9%(93)	46.9%(231)	17.9%(88)
22	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	297	69.0%	32.3%(96)	16.5%(49)	41.8%(124)	3.0%(9)
23	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	561	68.9%	28.5%(160)	18.5%(104)	43.7%(245)	3.6%(20)
24	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	341	68.7%	10.8%(37)	46.9%(160)	24.9%(85)	13.2%(45)
25	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	275	68.4%	26.6%(73)	13.1%(36)	46.5%(128)	3.6%(10)
26	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	519	67.8%	35.6%(185)	13.5%(70)	41.4%(215)	1.9%(10)
27	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	254	66.6%	50.4%(128)	13.8%(35)	22.1%(56)	2.8%(7)
28	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	315	66.3%	6.0%(19)	40.0%(126)	40.6%(128)	7.9%(25)
29	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	247	65.7%	32.8%(81)	10.1%(25)	47.0%(116)	5.3%(13)
30	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	285	64.3%	21.1%(60)	6.3%(18)	54.0%(154)	10.5%(30)
31	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	263	63.3%	49.0%(129)	9.1%(24)	33.8%(89)	1.9%(5)
32	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	465	63.3%	6.0%(28)	51.6%(240)	30.1%(140)	5.8%(27)
33	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	293	62.6%	56.0%(164)	16.7%(49)	12.6%(37)	1.7%(5)
34	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	533	62.3%	17.1%(91)	18.9%(101)	55.5%(296)	2.6%(14)
35	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	312	60.5%	55.5%(173)	26.0%(81)	13.5%(42)	0.6%(2)
36	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	362	60.0%	58.8%(213)	15.8%(57)	13.5%(49)	1.9%(7)
37	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	241	59.9%	56.9%(137)	10.4%(25)	25.3%(61)	2.5%(6)
38	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	440	58.8%	60.7%(267)	14.3%(63)	12.9%(57)	5.7%(25)
39	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	436	58.5%	7.1%(31)	22.0%(96)	59.6%(260)	4.4%(19)
40	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	312	53.9%	65.4%(204)	10.6%(33)	12.2%(38)	3.2%(10)
41	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	555	45.6%	70.5%(391)	2.3%(13)	20.7%(115)	0.2%(1)
42	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	259	45.2%	7.3%(19)	72.2%(187)	13.9%(36)	2.3%(6)
43	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	392	36.4%	78.6%(308)	1.0%(4)	7.7%(30)	3.1%(12)

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