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The most racially diverse public schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa, drawn from 34 qualifying public schools. Lowell Elementary School leads the list at 77.9%, against a median of 52.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
34
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Top Diversity index
77.9%
Median Diversity index
52.5%
MOST DIVERSE · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA53877.9%26.9%(145)26.9%(145)23.8%(128)4.5%(24)
2Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IA46977.0%26.0%(122)34.1%(160)14.9%(70)3.8%(18)
3Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA35376.7%19.8%(70)36.0%(127)18.1%(64)2.5%(9)
4Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA57676.3%34.7%(200)27.1%(156)16.7%(96)7.5%(43)
5Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA44875.1%28.1%(126)25.7%(115)29.2%(131)0.7%(3)
6Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA50173.8%37.3%(187)28.9%(145)11.8%(59)2.2%(11)
7Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale, IA44072.2%42.3%(186)18.4%(81)23.4%(103)1.6%(7)
8East High SchoolWaterloo, IA1,01671.9%36.4%(370)34.0%(345)14.8%(150)0.5%(5)
9West High SchoolWaterloo, IA1,69671.2%45.5%(771)21.9%(371)15.1%(256)6.0%(102)
10Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA46370.7%22.3%(103)45.4%(210)11.9%(55)0.7%(3)
11George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IA45569.9%11.9%(54)47.5%(216)20.0%(91)0.2%(1)
12Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA46068.9%38.7%(178)38.3%(176)8.0%(37)6.5%(30)
13Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo, IA56168.3%41.7%(234)34.8%(195)7.5%(42)0.5%(3)
14Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo, IA84865.5%53.3%(452)19.8%(168)9.3%(79)5.7%(48)
15Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA33762.6%57.3%(193)13.9%(47)9.5%(32)4.2%(14)
16Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IA44361.7%7.2%(32)58.2%(258)11.3%(50)0.7%(3)
17Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IA36256.9%62.4%(226)10.8%(39)10.2%(37)1.1%(4)
18Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA51848.0%70.3%(364)10.8%(56)7.3%(38)1.0%(5)
19North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IA29240.8%75.7%(221)8.6%(25)4.5%(13)1.4%(4)
20Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IA45139.0%77.2%(348)5.5%(25)4.9%(22)1.8%(8)
21Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IA45838.0%78.0%(357)1.3%(6)4.2%(19)5.0%(23)
22Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IA41636.2%79.1%(329)6.0%(25)4.8%(20)0.5%(2)
23Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IA53935.3%79.8%(430)4.3%(23)3.1%(17)6.1%(33)
24Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IA69532.4%81.7%(568)4.2%(29)2.6%(18)4.8%(33)
25Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IA62832.4%81.7%(513)4.9%(31)3.3%(21)2.9%(18)
26Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IA56928.9%83.8%(477)2.5%(14)2.3%(13)3.7%(21)
27Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls, IA1,33328.3%84.3%(1,124)2.8%(37)3.6%(48)2.8%(37)
28Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IA47224.8%86.4%(408)2.5%(12)2.8%(13)3.0%(14)
29Hudson High SchoolHudson, IA37121.2%88.4%(328)0.3%(1)5.9%(22)0.3%(1)
30Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IA56220.6%88.8%(499)0.5%(3)6.9%(39)0.7%(4)
31Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton, IA21518.9%89.8%(193)0.0%(0)4.2%(9)0.0%(0)
32Union High SchoolLa Porte City, IA27916.2%91.4%(255)1.1%(3)4.7%(13)0.0%(0)
33La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City, IA26014.4%92.3%(240)0.4%(1)5.4%(14)0.0%(0)
34Dunkerton High SchoolDunkerton, IA20013.2%93.0%(186)0.5%(1)1.0%(2)0.0%(0)
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