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

Across Des Moines, Iowa, 11 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Meredith Middle School leads the list at 30.2%, against a median of 38.8% 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

Des Moines, Iowa

Best Largest group

30.2%

Median Largest group

38.8%

MOST DIVERSE · DES MOINES, IOWA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	662	30.2% Black (200)	23.1%(153)	30.2%(200)	22.1%(146)	15.7%(104)
2	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	511	33.3% White (170)	33.3%(170)	18.0%(92)	32.5%(166)	7.8%(40)
3	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	603	34.3% Hispanic (207)	15.9%(96)	29.5%(178)	34.3%(207)	10.3%(62)
4	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	455	38.5% White (175)	38.5%(175)	18.5%(84)	32.1%(146)	4.8%(22)
5	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	553	38.5% Black (213)	26.6%(147)	38.5%(213)	21.0%(116)	3.4%(19)
6	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	670	38.8% Hispanic (260)	25.4%(170)	22.8%(153)	38.8%(260)	7.5%(50)
7	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	688	42.4% Hispanic (292)	19.3%(133)	17.6%(121)	42.4%(292)	14.1%(97)
8	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	641	44.8% White (287)	44.8%(287)	12.8%(82)	30.1%(193)	3.6%(23)
9	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	488	53.3% Hispanic (260)	13.3%(65)	20.5%(100)	53.3%(260)	7.2%(35)
10	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	657	58.8% White (386)	58.8%(386)	15.8%(104)	13.2%(87)	3.4%(22)
11	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	396	66.2% White (262)	66.2%(262)	1.5%(6)	21.2%(84)	0.5%(2)

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