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

21 public middle schools in Polk County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public middle schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Meredith Middle School leads the list at 30.2%, against a median of 58.8% 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

Polk County, Iowa

Best Largest group

30.2%

Median Largest group

58.8%

MOST DIVERSE · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	662	30.2% Black (200)	23.1%(153)	30.2%(200)	22.1%(146)	15.7%(104)
2	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	511	33.3% White (170)	33.3%(170)	18.0%(92)	32.5%(166)	7.8%(40)
3	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	603	34.3% Hispanic (207)	15.9%(96)	29.5%(178)	34.3%(207)	10.3%(62)
4	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	455	38.5% White (175)	38.5%(175)	18.5%(84)	32.1%(146)	4.8%(22)
5	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	553	38.5% Black (213)	26.6%(147)	38.5%(213)	21.0%(116)	3.4%(19)
6	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	670	38.8% Hispanic (260)	25.4%(170)	22.8%(153)	38.8%(260)	7.5%(50)
7	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	688	42.4% Hispanic (292)	19.3%(133)	17.6%(121)	42.4%(292)	14.1%(97)
8	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	641	44.8% White (287)	44.8%(287)	12.8%(82)	30.1%(193)	3.6%(23)
9	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	661	50.5% White (334)	50.5%(334)	10.6%(70)	24.1%(159)	7.9%(52)
10	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	488	53.3% Hispanic (260)	13.3%(65)	20.5%(100)	53.3%(260)	7.2%(35)
11	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	657	58.8% White (386)	58.8%(386)	15.8%(104)	13.2%(87)	3.4%(22)
12	Stilwell Junior High School	West Des Moines, IA	645	59.7% White (385)	59.7%(385)	12.4%(80)	16.1%(104)	4.3%(28)
13	Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale, IA	892	63.3% White (565)	63.3%(565)	8.6%(77)	15.3%(136)	7.0%(62)
14	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	396	66.2% White (262)	66.2%(262)	1.5%(6)	21.2%(84)	0.5%(2)
15	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	1,118	66.8% White (747)	66.8%(747)	10.1%(113)	7.2%(80)	11.0%(123)
16	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	1,112	69.2% White (769)	69.2%(769)	8.3%(92)	11.9%(132)	3.0%(33)
17	Parkview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	865	72.1% White (624)	72.1%(624)	4.9%(42)	10.5%(91)	3.7%(32)
18	Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School	Bondurant, IA	445	80.5% White (358)	80.5%(358)	3.6%(16)	8.5%(38)	1.4%(6)
19	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	1,004	81.1% White (814)	81.1%(814)	3.9%(39)	7.7%(77)	2.0%(20)
20	Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	Bondurant, IA	398	82.4% White (328)	82.4%(328)	4.0%(16)	7.0%(28)	2.3%(9)
21	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	504	93.5% White (471)	93.5%(471)	1.4%(7)	2.6%(13)	0.4%(2)

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