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The most racially diverse public schools in Polk County, Iowa

Across Polk County, Iowa, 125 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Woodlawn Early Childhood Center leads the list at 79.4%, against a median of 59.7% 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

125

Polk County, Iowa

Top Diversity index

79.4%

Median Diversity index

59.7%

MOST DIVERSE · POLK COUNTY, 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	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	662	77.5%	23.1%(153)	30.2%(200)	22.1%(146)	15.7%(104)
3	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	324	77.5%	28.4%(92)	19.1%(62)	28.7%(93)	13.3%(43)
4	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	386	76.9%	22.5%(87)	24.6%(95)	14.3%(55)	30.6%(118)
5	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	285	76.3%	35.4%(101)	20.7%(59)	21.4%(61)	10.2%(29)
6	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	422	75.8%	22.8%(96)	21.6%(91)	35.3%(149)	9.7%(41)
7	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	314	75.8%	28.0%(88)	20.7%(65)	32.2%(101)	8.9%(28)
8	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	288	75.2%	27.4%(79)	24.6%(71)	31.9%(92)	6.6%(19)
9	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	394	75.1%	21.6%(85)	26.9%(106)	33.8%(133)	11.4%(45)
10	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	603	75.0%	15.9%(96)	29.5%(178)	34.3%(207)	10.3%(62)
11	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	292	75.0%	34.6%(101)	15.4%(45)	29.4%(86)	11.3%(33)
12	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	257	74.8%	29.6%(76)	32.7%(84)	19.1%(49)	5.1%(13)
13	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	279	74.6%	35.8%(100)	21.5%(60)	25.4%(71)	10.0%(28)
14	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	898	74.5%	16.7%(150)	36.6%(329)	25.5%(229)	14.9%(134)
15	North High School	Des Moines, IA	1,428	73.9%	19.5%(278)	23.9%(342)	38.7%(553)	10.8%(155)
16	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	511	73.9%	33.3%(170)	18.0%(92)	32.5%(166)	7.8%(40)
17	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	490	72.9%	20.6%(101)	21.8%(107)	40.6%(199)	11.2%(55)
18	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	553	72.8%	26.6%(147)	38.5%(213)	21.0%(116)	3.4%(19)
19	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	688	72.7%	19.3%(133)	17.6%(121)	42.4%(292)	14.1%(97)
20	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	622	72.7%	36.7%(228)	20.4%(127)	29.7%(185)	4.2%(26)
21	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	670	72.4%	25.4%(170)	22.8%(153)	38.8%(260)	7.5%(50)
22	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	2,364	72.2%	30.3%(717)	17.0%(402)	38.2%(903)	8.3%(195)
23	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	380	71.8%	39.0%(148)	22.1%(84)	27.6%(105)	4.5%(17)
24	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	438	71.5%	42.9%(188)	19.4%(85)	22.4%(98)	5.0%(22)
25	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	551	71.2%	45.4%(250)	18.1%(100)	18.0%(99)	7.4%(41)
26	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	535	71.0%	18.9%(101)	17.6%(94)	45.4%(243)	10.8%(58)
27	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	455	70.9%	38.5%(175)	18.5%(84)	32.1%(146)	4.8%(22)
28	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	2,051	70.8%	41.4%(850)	27.4%(562)	17.8%(364)	3.1%(64)
29	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	235	70.8%	43.0%(101)	20.0%(47)	24.3%(57)	4.3%(10)
30	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	265	70.5%	39.6%(105)	12.8%(34)	33.6%(89)	4.2%(11)
31	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	297	70.3%	22.9%(68)	20.5%(61)	44.1%(131)	7.4%(22)
32	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	493	69.7%	12.0%(59)	18.9%(93)	46.9%(231)	17.9%(88)
33	East High School	Des Moines, IA	1,952	69.4%	24.8%(484)	17.1%(334)	45.6%(890)	6.7%(130)
34	Hillside Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	548	69.1%	45.1%(247)	17.9%(98)	25.7%(141)	2.2%(12)
35	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	297	69.0%	32.3%(96)	16.5%(49)	41.8%(124)	3.0%(9)
36	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	561	68.9%	28.5%(160)	18.5%(104)	43.7%(245)	3.6%(20)
37	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	341	68.7%	10.8%(37)	46.9%(160)	24.9%(85)	13.2%(45)
38	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	641	68.5%	44.8%(287)	12.8%(82)	30.1%(193)	3.6%(23)
39	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	275	68.4%	26.6%(73)	13.1%(36)	46.5%(128)	3.6%(10)
40	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	519	67.8%	35.6%(185)	13.5%(70)	41.4%(215)	1.9%(10)
41	Olmsted Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	622	67.2%	51.3%(319)	14.2%(88)	16.7%(104)	11.6%(72)
42	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	254	66.6%	50.4%(128)	13.8%(35)	22.1%(56)	2.8%(7)
43	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	661	66.5%	50.5%(334)	10.6%(70)	24.1%(159)	7.9%(52)
44	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	315	66.3%	6.0%(19)	40.0%(126)	40.6%(128)	7.9%(25)
45	Western Hills Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	570	66.2%	49.0%(279)	10.7%(61)	28.1%(160)	4.9%(28)
46	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	247	65.7%	32.8%(81)	10.1%(25)	47.0%(116)	5.3%(13)
47	Karen Acres Elementary School	Urbandale, IA	233	65.3%	52.4%(122)	4.7%(11)	20.6%(48)	15.9%(37)
48	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	488	64.9%	13.3%(65)	20.5%(100)	53.3%(260)	7.2%(35)
49	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	285	64.3%	21.1%(60)	6.3%(18)	54.0%(154)	10.5%(30)
50	Crossroads Park Elementary School	West Des Moines, IA	530	64.1%	53.8%(285)	13.0%(69)	21.1%(112)	3.6%(19)

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