1. Cedar Valley Demographics
Dr. Mark Grey
October 2, 2015

2. Children/Youth (0-17) Black Hawk County in 2015
White 74%
Black 15% 4384
Native 0% 67
Asian 3% 791
Hispanic 8% 2158
Total 28,461

3. Preschool Population in 2014
White
75%
6126
Black
15%
1256
Native 0% 15
Asian 3%
214
Hispanic 7%
611
Total
8222

4. Black Hawk County in 2025 White 81% 110,390 Black 11% 14,670
Native 0% 390
Asian 3% 3,740
Hispanic 5% 7,130
Total ,320

6. Waterloo Schools: Eligibility for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch 2004 and 2013
Cunningham % %
Central Middle 64.11% %
Expo % %
Irving Elem % %
Logan Middle % %
McKinstry/Highland 72.58% %
District Average 51.53% %

8. Microplurality
Microplurality describes growth in the number of smaller ethnically and linguistically distinct groups in our communities
Recognizes “Diversity within Diversity”
Minimizes the relevance of racial categories in favor of ethnic populations
Recognizes the central role of culture, language, religion and immigration status

9. Microplurality Growing Non-Latino Populations in The Heartland:
Southeast Asia (Hmong, Vietnamese, Burmese etc.)
East Asia (Chinese, etc.)
Former Soviet Union (Russia, Ukraine, etc.)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish (Israel and East Coast)
African (Sudan, Somalia, etc.)
Central Pacific (Marshall Islanders, Paulau)
Ukrainian Pentecostals
Bhutanese from Nepali Refugee Camps
African Americans from Chicago and Detroit
Iraqi refugees
And many more…

12. English Language Learner (ELL) Enrollments
Iowa ELL Enrollment:
,477
,606
,275
,839
AEA ELL Enrollments ( ):
45 of 56 districts reported ELL students
AEA Total: 4,172
Languages (official count): 44
Languages (unofficial count): 55+

13. Thank You!
Dr. Mark Grey