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The most racially diverse public high schools in Polk County, Iowa

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public high schools in Polk County, Iowa, drawn from 18 qualifying public high schools. Hoover High School leads the list at 74.5%, against a median of 53.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
18
Polk County, Iowa
Top Diversity index
74.5%
Median Diversity index
53.2%
MOST DIVERSE · POLK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Hoover High SchoolDes Moines, IA89874.5%16.7%(150)36.6%(329)25.5%(229)14.9%(134)
2North High SchoolDes Moines, IA1,42873.9%19.5%(278)23.9%(342)38.7%(553)10.8%(155)
3Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines, IA2,36472.2%30.3%(717)17.0%(402)38.2%(903)8.3%(195)
4Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines, IA2,05170.8%41.4%(850)27.4%(562)17.8%(364)3.1%(64)
5East High SchoolDes Moines, IA1,95269.4%24.8%(484)17.1%(334)45.6%(890)6.7%(130)
6Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IA2,17863.5%54.9%(1,195)11.8%(258)20.3%(442)6.1%(132)
7Valley SouthwoodsWest Des Moines, IA67861.5%57.7%(391)11.7%(79)17.6%(119)6.3%(43)
8Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale, IA1,30156.5%62.8%(817)9.0%(117)15.8%(205)6.8%(88)
9Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston, IA1,16155.4%63.6%(739)11.9%(138)9.0%(104)9.9%(115)
10Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston, IA1,82051.0%67.8%(1,233)10.7%(195)7.8%(142)8.0%(145)
11Saydel High SchoolDes Moines, IA45848.7%67.9%(311)2.0%(9)20.3%(93)0.4%(2)
12Southview Middle SchoolAnkeny, IA91346.1%72.0%(657)5.9%(54)10.1%(92)5.4%(49)
13Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill, IA1,72245.5%72.2%(1,243)9.2%(159)11.0%(190)1.9%(33)
14Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny, IA1,37539.6%76.4%(1,051)3.9%(53)9.5%(131)3.2%(44)
15Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny, IA1,47036.8%78.6%(1,156)5.1%(75)8.2%(120)2.6%(38)
16Northview Middle SchoolAnkeny, IA1,02136.3%79.0%(807)5.1%(52)7.6%(78)2.9%(30)
17Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant, IA84928.6%83.8%(711)2.4%(20)8.7%(74)1.3%(11)
18North Polk High SchoolAlleman, IA64415.8%91.6%(590)1.2%(8)4.0%(26)0.8%(5)
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