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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Iowa

Across Iowa, 180 public middle schools are ranked here, 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 81.2% 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

180

Iowa

Best Largest group

30.2%

Median Largest group

81.2%

MOST DIVERSE · 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	Central Middle School	Waterloo, IA	469	34.1% Black (160)	26.0%(122)	34.1%(160)	14.9%(70)	3.8%(18)
4	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	603	34.3% Hispanic (207)	15.9%(96)	29.5%(178)	34.3%(207)	10.3%(62)
5	Wilson Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	422	35.8% White (151)	35.8%(151)	32.0%(135)	18.5%(78)	1.2%(5)
6	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	455	38.5% White (175)	38.5%(175)	18.5%(84)	32.1%(146)	4.8%(22)
7	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	553	38.5% Black (213)	26.6%(147)	38.5%(213)	21.0%(116)	3.4%(19)
8	Frank L Smart Middle School	Davenport, IA	430	38.6% White (166)	38.6%(166)	30.7%(132)	20.2%(87)	0.2%(1)
9	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	670	38.8% Hispanic (260)	25.4%(170)	22.8%(153)	38.8%(260)	7.5%(50)
10	Williams Middle School	Davenport, IA	577	39.5% White (228)	39.5%(228)	26.5%(153)	17.7%(102)	2.3%(13)
11	North Middle School	Sioux City, IA	1,136	40.4% Hispanic (459)	34.0%(386)	11.8%(134)	40.4%(459)	3.5%(40)
12	Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA	484	40.5% Black (196)	34.3%(166)	40.5%(196)	10.3%(50)	1.4%(7)
13	Northwest Middle School	Coralville, IA	1,113	42.1% White (469)	42.1%(469)	30.8%(343)	12.3%(137)	9.0%(100)
14	Bunger Middle School	Evansdale, IA	440	42.3% White (186)	42.3%(186)	18.4%(81)	23.4%(103)	1.6%(7)
15	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	688	42.4% Hispanic (292)	19.3%(133)	17.6%(121)	42.4%(292)	14.1%(97)
16	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	641	44.8% White (287)	44.8%(287)	12.8%(82)	30.1%(193)	3.6%(23)
17	Sudlow Middle School	Davenport, IA	734	45.6% White (335)	45.6%(335)	25.5%(187)	16.8%(123)	0.5%(4)
18	West Middle School	Sioux City, IA	826	45.6% Hispanic (377)	27.2%(225)	7.0%(58)	45.6%(377)	2.3%(19)
19	South Tama County Middle School	Toledo, IA	413	46.7% White (193)	46.7%(193)	0.5%(2)	38.3%(158)	1.4%(6)
20	Wood Middle School	Davenport, IA	629	47.2% White (297)	47.2%(297)	25.0%(157)	12.6%(79)	3.2%(20)
21	East Middle School	Sioux City, IA	1,076	47.4% White (510)	47.4%(510)	7.7%(83)	31.8%(342)	1.5%(16)
22	George Washington Carver Academy	Waterloo, IA	455	47.5% Black (216)	11.9%(54)	47.5%(216)	20.0%(91)	0.2%(1)
23	Liberty Intermediate School	Ottumwa, IA	633	47.7% White (302)	47.7%(302)	9.9%(63)	26.2%(166)	3.6%(23)
24	Robert Blue School	Eagle Grove, IA	268	48.9% Hispanic (131)	48.1%(129)	0.4%(1)	48.9%(131)	0.0%(0)
25	Perry Middle School	Perry, IA	370	48.9% Hispanic (181)	41.4%(153)	4.3%(16)	48.9%(181)	1.6%(6)
26	Southeast Middle School	Iowa City, IA	1,269	49.7% White (631)	49.7%(631)	22.2%(282)	18.9%(240)	2.1%(27)
27	Clarke Community Middle School	Osceola, IA	289	50.5% White (146)	50.5%(146)	1.0%(3)	45.3%(131)	0.3%(1)
28	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	661	50.5% White (334)	50.5%(334)	10.6%(70)	24.1%(159)	7.9%(52)
29	McKinley STEAM Academy	Cedar Rapids, IA	426	50.7% White (216)	50.7%(216)	27.5%(117)	8.0%(34)	0.7%(3)
30	Sioux Center Middle School	Sioux Center, IA	367	52.0% White (191)	52.0%(191)	2.5%(9)	42.8%(157)	0.3%(1)
31	Hampton-Dumont Middle School	Hampton, IA	363	53.2% White (193)	53.2%(193)	0.8%(3)	43.5%(158)	0.0%(0)
32	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	488	53.3% Hispanic (260)	13.3%(65)	20.5%(100)	53.3%(260)	7.2%(35)
33	Hoover Middle School	Waterloo, IA	848	53.3% White (452)	53.3%(452)	19.8%(168)	9.3%(79)	5.7%(48)
34	B R Miller Middle School	Marshalltown, IA	736	55.3% Hispanic (407)	29.9%(220)	3.3%(24)	55.3%(407)	5.7%(42)
35	Lenihan Intermediate School	Marshalltown, IA	655	56.3% Hispanic (369)	27.2%(178)	4.3%(28)	56.3%(369)	7.3%(48)
36	Storm Lake Middle School	Storm Lake, IA	651	56.8% Hispanic (370)	12.3%(80)	4.3%(28)	56.8%(370)	13.1%(85)
37	Franklin Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	469	57.8% White (271)	57.8%(271)	19.8%(93)	8.3%(39)	1.1%(5)
38	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	657	58.8% White (386)	58.8%(386)	15.8%(104)	13.2%(87)	3.4%(22)
39	West Liberty Middle School	West Liberty, IA	367	59.1% Hispanic (217)	37.3%(137)	0.8%(3)	59.1%(217)	1.1%(4)
40	Susan Clark Junior High	Muscatine, IA	544	59.4% White (323)	59.4%(323)	4.0%(22)	31.6%(172)	0.7%(4)
41	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Dubuque, IA	402	59.5% White (239)	59.5%(239)	18.4%(74)	4.7%(19)	0.5%(2)
42	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)
43	Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Burlington, IA	412	61.2% White (252)	61.2%(252)	15.5%(64)	6.5%(27)	1.0%(4)
44	Ames Middle School	Ames, IA	1,033	62.1% White (642)	62.1%(642)	10.0%(103)	12.5%(129)	7.5%(77)
45	South Middle School	Waukee, IA	1,092	62.3% White (680)	62.3%(680)	10.3%(113)	8.4%(92)	10.9%(119)
46	Edward Stone Middle School	Burlington, IA	452	62.6% White (283)	62.6%(283)	15.9%(72)	11.1%(50)	0.0%(0)
47	Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale, IA	892	63.3% White (565)	63.3%(565)	8.6%(77)	15.3%(136)	7.0%(62)
48	Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School	Estherville, IA	308	63.6% White (196)	63.6%(196)	0.0%(0)	33.4%(103)	0.0%(0)
49	Webster City Middle School	Webster City, IA	454	65.2% White (296)	65.2%(296)	0.7%(3)	27.3%(124)	4.6%(21)
50	Denison Middle School	Denison, IA	502	65.9% Hispanic (331)	26.5%(133)	4.2%(21)	65.9%(331)	2.8%(14)

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