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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 24.1%, against a median of 77.6% 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

Best Largest group

24.1%

Median Largest group

77.6%

MOST DIVERSE · IOWA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Woodlawn Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	216	24.1% White (52)	24.1%(52)	19.9%(43)	19.0%(41)	23.6%(51)
2	Lowell Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	538	26.9% White (145)	26.9%(145)	26.9%(145)	23.8%(128)	4.5%(24)
3	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	324	28.7% Hispanic (93)	28.4%(92)	19.1%(62)	28.7%(93)	13.3%(43)
4	Highland Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	448	29.2% Hispanic (131)	28.1%(126)	25.7%(115)	29.2%(131)	0.7%(3)
5	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	386	30.6% Asian (118)	22.5%(87)	24.6%(95)	14.3%(55)	30.6%(118)
6	Children's Village West	Davenport, IA	296	31.8% White (94)	31.8%(94)	28.0%(83)	19.3%(57)	2.0%(6)
7	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	288	31.9% Hispanic (92)	27.4%(79)	24.6%(71)	31.9%(92)	6.6%(19)
8	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	314	32.2% Hispanic (101)	28.0%(88)	20.7%(65)	32.2%(101)	8.9%(28)
9	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	257	32.7% Black (84)	29.6%(76)	32.7%(84)	19.1%(49)	5.1%(13)
10	Wilson Elementary School	Ottumwa, IA	335	33.7% Hispanic (113)	25.4%(85)	16.7%(56)	33.7%(113)	3.3%(11)
11	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	394	33.8% Hispanic (133)	21.6%(85)	26.9%(106)	33.8%(133)	11.4%(45)
12	James Elementary School	Ottumwa, IA	249	34.1% White (85)	34.1%(85)	16.1%(40)	22.9%(57)	1.2%(3)
13	Mitchell Early Childhood Center	Des Moines, IA	292	34.6% White (101)	34.6%(101)	15.4%(45)	29.4%(86)	11.3%(33)
14	Kittrell Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	576	34.7% White (200)	34.7%(200)	27.1%(156)	16.7%(96)	7.5%(43)
15	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	422	35.3% Hispanic (149)	22.8%(96)	21.6%(91)	35.3%(149)	9.7%(41)
16	Lincoln Elementary School	Dubuque, IA	257	35.4% White (91)	35.4%(91)	32.7%(84)	7.8%(20)	1.2%(3)
17	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	285	35.4% White (101)	35.4%(101)	20.7%(59)	21.4%(61)	10.2%(29)
18	Mark Twain Elementary	Iowa City, IA	213	35.7% Black (76)	35.2%(75)	35.7%(76)	23.0%(49)	0.5%(1)
19	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	279	35.8% White (100)	35.8%(100)	21.5%(60)	25.4%(71)	10.0%(28)
20	Irving Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	353	36.0% Black (127)	19.8%(70)	36.0%(127)	18.1%(64)	2.5%(9)
21	Spalding Park Elementary	Sioux City, IA	683	36.6% White (250)	36.6%(250)	10.1%(69)	35.3%(241)	0.3%(2)
22	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	622	36.7% White (228)	36.7%(228)	20.4%(127)	29.7%(185)	4.2%(26)
23	Fillmore Elementary School	Davenport, IA	388	37.1% White (144)	37.1%(144)	33.0%(128)	14.2%(55)	2.1%(8)
24	Fred Becker Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	501	37.3% White (187)	37.3%(187)	28.9%(145)	11.8%(59)	2.2%(11)
25	Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	282	37.6% White (106)	37.6%(106)	23.4%(66)	18.1%(51)	2.1%(6)
26	Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Cedar Rapids, IA	355	37.8% Black (134)	32.7%(116)	37.8%(134)	11.6%(41)	0.6%(2)
27	Garfield Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	202	38.1% White	38.1%	32.7%	12.4%	1.0%
28	Bryant Elementary School	Sioux City, IA	608	38.6% Hispanic (235)	31.1%(189)	15.9%(97)	38.6%(235)	2.5%(15)
29	Lou Henry Elementary School	Waterloo, IA	460	38.7% White (178)	38.7%(178)	38.3%(176)	8.0%(37)	6.5%(30)
30	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	380	39.0% White (148)	39.0%(148)	22.1%(84)	27.6%(105)	4.5%(17)
31	Alexander Elementary	Iowa City, IA	436	39.0% Black (170)	22.5%(98)	39.0%(170)	31.9%(139)	1.4%(6)
32	Truman Early Learning Center	Cedar Rapids, IA	279	39.1% Black (109)	38.4%(107)	39.1%(109)	10.0%(28)	1.4%(4)
33	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	265	39.6% White (105)	39.6%(105)	12.8%(34)	33.6%(89)	4.2%(11)
34	Madison Elementary School	Davenport, IA	318	40.3% Black (128)	22.3%(71)	40.3%(128)	15.7%(50)	0.6%(2)
35	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	490	40.6% Hispanic (199)	20.6%(101)	21.8%(107)	40.6%(199)	11.2%(55)
36	Jefferson Elementary School	Davenport, IA	384	40.6% Black (156)	18.0%(69)	40.6%(156)	21.1%(81)	1.0%(4)
37	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	315	40.6% Hispanic (128)	6.0%(19)	40.0%(126)	40.6%(128)	7.9%(25)
38	Adams Elementary School	Davenport, IA	498	40.8% White (203)	40.8%(203)	28.5%(142)	15.7%(78)	1.4%(7)
39	Unity Elementary School	Sioux City, IA	483	41.0% White (198)	41.0%(198)	9.3%(45)	35.2%(170)	0.8%(4)
40	Central Elementary School	Coralville, IA	343	41.1% White (141)	41.1%(141)	29.1%(100)	14.9%(51)	5.5%(19)
41	Norman Borlaug Elementary School	Coralville, IA	405	41.2% Black (167)	35.1%(142)	41.2%(167)	7.2%(29)	12.1%(49)
42	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	519	41.4% Hispanic (215)	35.6%(185)	13.5%(70)	41.4%(215)	1.9%(10)
43	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	297	41.8% Hispanic (124)	32.3%(96)	16.5%(49)	41.8%(124)	3.0%(9)
44	Johnson STEAM Academy School	Cedar Rapids, IA	324	42.0% Black (136)	32.7%(106)	42.0%(136)	9.9%(32)	0.3%(1)
45	J C Hoglan Elementary School	Marshalltown, IA	337	42.1% Hispanic (142)	30.9%(104)	5.9%(20)	42.1%(142)	13.9%(47)
46	Garfield Elementary School	Davenport, IA	393	42.5% White (167)	42.5%(167)	26.2%(103)	16.3%(64)	0.0%(0)
47	Truman Elementary School	Davenport, IA	434	42.6% White (185)	42.6%(185)	25.4%(110)	13.1%(57)	3.7%(16)
48	Franklin Elementary School	Marshalltown, IA	358	42.7% White (153)	42.7%(153)	2.8%(10)	42.7%(153)	3.1%(11)
49	Audubon Elementary School	Dubuque, IA	247	42.9% White (106)	42.9%(106)	26.7%(66)	5.3%(13)	0.0%(0)
50	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	438	42.9% White (188)	42.9%(188)	19.4%(85)	22.4%(98)	5.0%(22)

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