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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 26.9%, against a median of 66.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Black Hawk County, Iowa

Best Largest group

26.9%

Median Largest group

66.3%

MOST DIVERSE · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Lowell Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	538	26.9% White (145)	26.9%(145)	26.9%(145)	23.8%(128)	4.5%(24)
2	Highland Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	448	29.2% Hispanic (131)	28.1%(126)	25.7%(115)	29.2%(131)	0.7%(3)
3	Central Middle School	Waterloo, IA	469	34.1% Black (160)	26.0%(122)	34.1%(160)	14.9%(70)	3.8%(18)
4	Kittrell Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	576	34.7% White (200)	34.7%(200)	27.1%(156)	16.7%(96)	7.5%(43)
5	Irving Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	353	36.0% Black (127)	19.8%(70)	36.0%(127)	18.1%(64)	2.5%(9)
6	East High School	Waterloo, IA	1,016	36.4% White (370)	36.4%(370)	34.0%(345)	14.8%(150)	0.5%(5)
7	Fred Becker Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	501	37.3% White (187)	37.3%(187)	28.9%(145)	11.8%(59)	2.2%(11)
8	Lou Henry Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	460	38.7% White (178)	38.7%(178)	38.3%(176)	8.0%(37)	6.5%(30)
9	Expo Alternative Learning Center	Waterloo, IA	561	41.7% White (234)	41.7%(234)	34.8%(195)	7.5%(42)	0.5%(3)
10	Bunger Middle School	Evansdale, IA	440	42.3% White (186)	42.3%(186)	18.4%(81)	23.4%(103)	1.6%(7)
11	Lincoln Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	463	45.4% Black (210)	22.3%(103)	45.4%(210)	11.9%(55)	0.7%(3)
12	West High School	Waterloo, IA	1,696	45.5% White (771)	45.5%(771)	21.9%(371)	15.1%(256)	6.0%(102)
13	George Washington Carver Academy	Waterloo, IA	455	47.5% Black (216)	11.9%(54)	47.5%(216)	20.0%(91)	0.2%(1)
14	Hoover Middle School	Waterloo, IA	848	53.3% White (452)	53.3%(452)	19.8%(168)	9.3%(79)	5.7%(48)
15	Kingsley Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	337	57.3% White (193)	57.3%(193)	13.9%(47)	9.5%(32)	4.2%(14)
16	Cunningham School	Waterloo, IA	443	58.2% Black (258)	7.2%(32)	58.2%(258)	11.3%(50)	0.7%(3)
17	Poyner Elementary	Evansdale, IA	362	62.4% White (226)	62.4%(226)	10.8%(39)	10.2%(37)	1.1%(4)
18	Orange Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	518	70.3% White (364)	70.3%(364)	10.8%(56)	7.3%(38)	1.0%(5)
19	North Cedar Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	292	75.7% White (221)	75.7%(221)	8.6%(25)	4.5%(13)	1.4%(4)
20	Cedar Heights Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	451	77.2% White (348)	77.2%(348)	5.5%(25)	4.9%(22)	1.8%(8)
21	Orchard Hill Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	458	78.0% White (357)	78.0%(357)	1.3%(6)	4.2%(19)	5.0%(23)
22	Lincoln Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	416	79.1% White (329)	79.1%(329)	6.0%(25)	4.8%(20)	0.5%(2)
23	Southdale Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	539	79.8% White (430)	79.8%(430)	4.3%(23)	3.1%(17)	6.1%(33)
24	Holmes Junior High School	Cedar Falls, IA	628	81.7% White (513)	81.7%(513)	4.9%(31)	3.3%(21)	2.9%(18)
25	Peet Junior High School	Cedar Falls, IA	695	81.7% White (568)	81.7%(568)	4.2%(29)	2.6%(18)	4.8%(33)
26	Helen A Hansen Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	569	83.8% White (477)	83.8%(477)	2.5%(14)	2.3%(13)	3.7%(21)
27	Cedar Falls High School	Cedar Falls, IA	1,333	84.3% White (1,124)	84.3%(1,124)	2.8%(37)	3.6%(48)	2.8%(37)
28	Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary	Cedar Falls, IA	472	86.4% White (408)	86.4%(408)	2.5%(12)	2.8%(13)	3.0%(14)
29	Hudson High School	Hudson, IA	371	88.4% White (328)	88.4%(328)	0.3%(1)	5.9%(22)	0.3%(1)
30	Hudson Elementary School	Hudson, IA	562	88.8% White (499)	88.8%(499)	0.5%(3)	6.9%(39)	0.7%(4)
31	Dunkerton Elementary	Dunkerton, IA	215	89.8% White (193)	89.8%(193)	0.0%(0)	4.2%(9)	0.0%(0)
32	Union High School	La Porte City, IA	279	91.4% White (255)	91.4%(255)	1.1%(3)	4.7%(13)	0.0%(0)
33	La Porte City Elementary School	La Porte City, IA	260	92.3% White (240)	92.3%(240)	0.4%(1)	5.4%(14)	0.0%(0)
34	Dunkerton High School	Dunkerton, IA	200	93.0% White (186)	93.0%(186)	0.5%(1)	1.0%(2)	0.0%(0)

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