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

Across Black Hawk County, Iowa, 21 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Lowell Elementary School leads the list at 26.9%, against a median of 70.3% 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

Black Hawk County, Iowa

Best Largest group

26.9%

Median Largest group

70.3%

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	Kittrell Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	576	34.7% White (200)	34.7%(200)	27.1%(156)	16.7%(96)	7.5%(43)
4	Irving Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	353	36.0% Black (127)	19.8%(70)	36.0%(127)	18.1%(64)	2.5%(9)
5	Fred Becker Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	501	37.3% White (187)	37.3%(187)	28.9%(145)	11.8%(59)	2.2%(11)
6	Lou Henry Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	460	38.7% White (178)	38.7%(178)	38.3%(176)	8.0%(37)	6.5%(30)
7	Lincoln Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	463	45.4% Black (210)	22.3%(103)	45.4%(210)	11.9%(55)	0.7%(3)
8	Kingsley Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	337	57.3% White (193)	57.3%(193)	13.9%(47)	9.5%(32)	4.2%(14)
9	Cunningham School	Waterloo, IA	443	58.2% Black (258)	7.2%(32)	58.2%(258)	11.3%(50)	0.7%(3)
10	Poyner Elementary	Evansdale, IA	362	62.4% White (226)	62.4%(226)	10.8%(39)	10.2%(37)	1.1%(4)
11	Orange Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	518	70.3% White (364)	70.3%(364)	10.8%(56)	7.3%(38)	1.0%(5)
12	North Cedar Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	292	75.7% White (221)	75.7%(221)	8.6%(25)	4.5%(13)	1.4%(4)
13	Cedar Heights Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	451	77.2% White (348)	77.2%(348)	5.5%(25)	4.9%(22)	1.8%(8)
14	Orchard Hill Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	458	78.0% White (357)	78.0%(357)	1.3%(6)	4.2%(19)	5.0%(23)
15	Lincoln Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	416	79.1% White (329)	79.1%(329)	6.0%(25)	4.8%(20)	0.5%(2)
16	Southdale Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	539	79.8% White (430)	79.8%(430)	4.3%(23)	3.1%(17)	6.1%(33)
17	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)
18	Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary	Cedar Falls, IA	472	86.4% White (408)	86.4%(408)	2.5%(12)	2.8%(13)	3.0%(14)
19	Hudson Elementary School	Hudson, IA	562	88.8% White (499)	88.8%(499)	0.5%(3)	6.9%(39)	0.7%(4)
20	Dunkerton Elementary	Dunkerton, IA	215	89.8% White (193)	89.8%(193)	0.0%(0)	4.2%(9)	0.0%(0)
21	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)

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