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The most racially diverse public high schools in Iowa

Across Iowa, 260 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Hoover High School leads the list at 74.5%, against a median of 22.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
260
Iowa
Top Diversity index
74.5%
Median Diversity index
22.5%
MOST DIVERSE · 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)
4East High SchoolWaterloo, IA1,01671.9%36.4%(370)34.0%(345)14.8%(150)0.5%(5)
5West High SchoolWaterloo, IA1,69671.2%45.5%(771)21.9%(371)15.1%(256)6.0%(102)
6Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines, IA2,05170.8%41.4%(850)27.4%(562)17.8%(364)3.1%(64)
7East High SchoolDes Moines, IA1,95269.4%24.8%(484)17.1%(334)45.6%(890)6.7%(130)
8West Senior High SchoolIowa City, IA1,51469.1%45.0%(681)27.9%(423)11.4%(173)10.0%(151)
9North High SchoolDavenport, IA1,19068.7%45.5%(542)26.9%(320)14.9%(177)2.6%(31)
10Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterloo, IA56168.3%41.7%(234)34.8%(195)7.5%(42)0.5%(3)
11West High SchoolSioux City, IA1,30868.1%33.0%(432)6.6%(86)44.3%(580)2.4%(31)
12Central High SchoolDavenport, IA1,28868.1%47.1%(607)23.3%(300)16.9%(218)0.7%(9)
13North High SchoolSioux City, IA1,52968.0%34.5%(528)9.1%(139)43.3%(662)4.8%(74)
14Mid City HighDavenport, IA30666.9%49.0%(150)23.2%(71)12.8%(39)0.3%(1)
15Metro High SchoolCedar Rapids, IA28866.3%50.7%(146)20.8%(60)9.0%(26)0.7%(2)
16Iowa City High SchoolIowa City, IA1,66666.2%49.0%(817)20.4%(339)20.1%(335)2.4%(40)
17Evans Junior High SchoolOttumwa, IA68466.1%50.4%(345)7.9%(54)25.6%(175)2.9%(20)
18Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids, IA1,50165.7%49.0%(736)28.3%(424)11.5%(172)1.5%(23)
19Ottumwa High SchoolOttumwa, IA91065.0%48.5%(441)10.1%(92)31.5%(287)2.2%(20)
20Gateway High SchoolOttumwa, IA21364.5%53.5%(114)7.5%(16)21.1%(45)2.4%(5)
21South Tama County High SchoolTama, IA42163.6%46.6%(196)1.2%(5)36.8%(155)1.2%(5)
22Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IA2,17863.5%54.9%(1,195)11.8%(258)20.3%(442)6.1%(132)
23Storm Lake High SchoolStorm Lake, IA85163.3%14.6%(124)4.8%(41)56.4%(480)13.2%(112)
24West High SchoolDavenport, IA1,30462.9%55.6%(725)15.3%(200)15.9%(207)2.4%(31)
25George Washington High SchoolCedar Rapids, IA1,18262.5%53.8%(636)24.9%(294)8.5%(100)1.4%(16)
26Valley SouthwoodsWest Des Moines, IA67861.5%57.7%(391)11.7%(79)17.6%(119)6.3%(43)
27East High SchoolSioux City, IA1,49561.4%54.4%(813)8.0%(119)28.6%(427)1.3%(20)
28Timberline SchoolWaukee, IA99261.1%58.9%(584)11.8%(117)10.0%(99)10.9%(108)
29Columbus Community High SchoolColumbus Junction, IA22059.3%30.0%(66)6.4%(14)55.5%(122)7.3%(16)
30Marshalltown High SchoolMarshalltown, IA1,62957.2%30.4%(496)3.1%(51)57.5%(936)5.2%(85)
31Waukee High SchoolWaukee, IA1,37556.6%63.3%(870)10.3%(142)9.2%(127)9.0%(124)
32Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale, IA1,30156.5%62.8%(817)9.0%(117)15.8%(205)6.8%(88)
33Muscatine High SchoolMuscatine, IA1,38055.5%58.5%(808)4.9%(68)31.2%(431)0.3%(4)
34Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston, IA1,16155.4%63.6%(739)11.9%(138)9.0%(104)9.9%(115)
35Perry High SchoolPerry, IA54955.2%38.1%(209)4.4%(24)54.8%(301)1.1%(6)
36Ames High SchoolAmes, IA1,44055.0%63.8%(919)10.1%(145)11.9%(171)7.8%(113)
37Clarke Community High SchoolOsceola, IA42154.4%50.4%(212)1.9%(8)44.9%(189)0.7%(3)
38Eagle Grove High SchoolEagle Grove, IA32954.0%49.2%(162)0.9%(3)46.5%(153)0.3%(1)
39Sioux Center High SchoolSioux Center, IA51853.3%50.4%(261)1.5%(8)46.1%(239)0.2%(1)
40Burlington Community High SchoolBurlington, IA1,01653.1%65.3%(664)15.8%(161)6.6%(67)0.9%(9)
41Hampton-Dumont High SchoolHampton, IA45751.5%57.1%(261)0.2%(1)39.8%(182)0.4%(2)
42Fort Dodge High SchoolFort Dodge, IA1,02051.4%66.6%(679)6.1%(62)18.3%(187)1.3%(13)
43West Sioux High SchoolHawarden, IA24251.2%56.6%(137)1.2%(3)40.9%(99)0.0%(0)
44West Liberty High SchoolWest Liberty, IA39751.1%41.3%(164)0.3%(1)56.4%(224)1.0%(4)
45Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston, IA1,82051.0%67.8%(1,233)10.7%(195)7.8%(142)8.0%(145)
46Liberty High SchoolNorth Liberty, IA1,28650.8%67.2%(864)13.1%(168)9.6%(124)2.9%(37)
47Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High SchoolClarion, IA29150.5%59.1%(172)0.0%(0)38.1%(111)1.4%(4)
48Denison High SchoolDenison, IA77750.4%30.4%(236)3.2%(25)63.5%(493)1.8%(14)
49Rock Valley High SchoolRock Valley, IA24249.8%58.7%(142)0.8%(2)39.7%(96)0.0%(0)
50Bettendorf High SchoolBettendorf, IA1,43349.4%69.2%(991)7.9%(113)12.1%(173)2.6%(37)
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