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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Iowa

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public elementary schools in Iowa, drawn from 561 qualifying public elementary schools. Woodlawn Early Childhood Center leads the list at 79.4%, against a median of 38.2% 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

561

Iowa

Top Diversity index

79.4%

Median Diversity index

38.2%

MOST DIVERSE · 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	Lowell Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	538	77.9%	26.9%(145)	26.9%(145)	23.8%(128)	4.5%(24)
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	Irving Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	353	76.7%	19.8%(70)	36.0%(127)	18.1%(64)	2.5%(9)
6	Kittrell Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	576	76.3%	34.7%(200)	27.1%(156)	16.7%(96)	7.5%(43)
7	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	285	76.3%	35.4%(101)	20.7%(59)	21.4%(61)	10.2%(29)
8	Wilson Elementary School	Ottumwa, IA	335	75.8%	25.4%(85)	16.7%(56)	33.7%(113)	3.3%(11)
9	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	422	75.8%	22.8%(96)	21.6%(91)	35.3%(149)	9.7%(41)
10	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	314	75.8%	28.0%(88)	20.7%(65)	32.2%(101)	8.9%(28)
11	James Elementary School	Ottumwa, IA	249	75.5%	34.1%(85)	16.1%(40)	22.9%(57)	1.2%(3)
12	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	288	75.2%	27.4%(79)	24.6%(71)	31.9%(92)	6.6%(19)
13	Highland Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	448	75.1%	28.1%(126)	25.7%(115)	29.2%(131)	0.7%(3)
14	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	394	75.1%	21.6%(85)	26.9%(106)	33.8%(133)	11.4%(45)
15	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	292	75.0%	34.6%(101)	15.4%(45)	29.4%(86)	11.3%(33)
16	Children's Village West	Davenport, IA	296	74.9%	31.8%(94)	28.0%(83)	19.3%(57)	2.0%(6)
17	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	257	74.8%	29.6%(76)	32.7%(84)	19.1%(49)	5.1%(13)
18	Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	282	74.7%	37.6%(106)	23.4%(66)	18.1%(51)	2.1%(6)
19	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	279	74.6%	35.8%(100)	21.5%(60)	25.4%(71)	10.0%(28)
20	Fred Becker Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	501	73.8%	37.3%(187)	28.9%(145)	11.8%(59)	2.2%(11)
21	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	490	72.9%	20.6%(101)	21.8%(107)	40.6%(199)	11.2%(55)
22	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	622	72.7%	36.7%(228)	20.4%(127)	29.7%(185)	4.2%(26)
23	Jefferson Elementary School	Davenport, IA	384	72.3%	18.0%(69)	40.6%(156)	21.1%(81)	1.0%(4)
24	Bryant Elementary School	Sioux City, IA	608	72.3%	31.1%(189)	15.9%(97)	38.6%(235)	2.5%(15)
25	Madison Elementary School	Davenport, IA	318	72.3%	22.3%(71)	40.3%(128)	15.7%(50)	0.6%(2)
26	Lincoln Elementary School	Dubuque, IA	257	72.3%	35.4%(91)	32.7%(84)	7.8%(20)	1.2%(3)
27	Spalding Park Elementary	Sioux City, IA	683	71.9%	36.6%(250)	10.1%(69)	35.3%(241)	0.3%(2)
28	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	380	71.8%	39.0%(148)	22.1%(84)	27.6%(105)	4.5%(17)
29	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	438	71.5%	42.9%(188)	19.4%(85)	22.4%(98)	5.0%(22)
30	Fillmore Elementary School	Davenport, IA	388	71.5%	37.1%(144)	33.0%(128)	14.2%(55)	2.1%(8)
31	Truman Elementary School	Davenport, IA	434	71.4%	42.6%(185)	25.4%(110)	13.1%(57)	3.7%(16)
32	Central Elementary School	Coralville, IA	343	71.3%	41.1%(141)	29.1%(100)	14.9%(51)	5.5%(19)
33	Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Cedar Rapids, IA	355	71.2%	32.7%(116)	37.8%(134)	11.6%(41)	0.6%(2)
34	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	551	71.2%	45.4%(250)	18.1%(100)	18.0%(99)	7.4%(41)
35	Garfield Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	202	71.2%	38.1%	32.7%	12.4%	1.0%
36	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	535	71.0%	18.9%(101)	17.6%(94)	45.4%(243)	10.8%(58)
37	Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	277	70.9%	43.7%(121)	24.9%(69)	13.7%(38)	0.0%(0)
38	Adams Elementary School	Davenport, IA	498	70.9%	40.8%(203)	28.5%(142)	15.7%(78)	1.4%(7)
39	McKee Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	235	70.8%	43.0%(101)	20.0%(47)	24.3%(57)	4.3%(10)
40	Audubon Elementary School	Dubuque, IA	247	70.8%	42.9%(106)	26.7%(66)	5.3%(13)	0.0%(0)
41	Lincoln Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	463	70.7%	22.3%(103)	45.4%(210)	11.9%(55)	0.7%(3)
42	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	265	70.5%	39.6%(105)	12.8%(34)	33.6%(89)	4.2%(11)
43	Eisenhower Elementary School	Davenport, IA	412	70.4%	43.9%(181)	26.2%(108)	12.9%(53)	4.1%(17)
44	Liberty Elementary School	Sioux City, IA	659	70.4%	11.8%(78)	10.6%(70)	49.9%(329)	2.4%(16)
45	McKinley Elementary School	Davenport, IA	421	70.3%	44.2%(186)	25.6%(108)	12.6%(53)	2.6%(11)
46	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	297	70.3%	22.9%(68)	20.5%(61)	44.1%(131)	7.4%(22)
47	Prescott Elementary School	Dubuque, IA	352	70.3%	26.1%(92)	44.6%(157)	4.5%(16)	1.7%(6)
48	J C Hoglan Elementary School	Marshalltown, IA	337	70.2%	30.9%(104)	5.9%(20)	42.1%(142)	13.9%(47)
49	Garfield Elementary School	Davenport, IA	393	70.2%	42.5%(167)	26.2%(103)	16.3%(64)	0.0%(0)
50	Nixon Elementary School	Hiawatha, IA	289	70.1%	48.1%(139)	18.7%(54)	11.8%(34)	10.7%(31)

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