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Most racially diverse Illinois public schools

Illinois public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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ILLINOIS · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
551Dennis Lab SchoolDecatur57964.6%28.3%(164)49.9%(289)7.4%(43)0.3%(2)
552Joyce Kilmer Elementary SchoolBuffalo Grove59064.5%44.8%(264)3.0%(18)37.8%(223)8.1%(48)
553Beulah Park Elementary SchoolZion28964.5%6.9%(20)41.5%(120)40.8%(118)0.3%(1)
554Ellsworth Elementary SchoolNaperville22764.5%54.6%(124)5.3%(12)14.1%(32)12.8%(29)
555Amundsen High SchoolChicago1,50764.5%45.2%(681)6.6%(99)37.5%(565)6.4%(96)
556Scott Elementary SchoolScott Air Force Base85264.5%53.4%(455)9.0%(77)19.9%(170)2.1%(18)
557A Vito Martinez Middle SchoolRomeoville58364.5%18.5%(108)20.4%(119)52.5%(306)4.6%(27)
558Lincoln Elementary SchoolDeKalb27264.5%36.8%(100)45.2%(123)10.3%(28)0.4%(1)
559Westmont High SchoolWestmont39564.5%49.1%(194)6.3%(25)31.4%(124)6.8%(27)
560Ridgewood Elementary SchoolRock Island26064.5%51.9%(135)25.0%(65)8.1%(21)1.9%(5)
561Golf Middle SchoolMorton Grove30664.5%47.1%(144)4.6%(14)10.5%(32)34.6%(106)
562Westfield SchoolWinthrop Harbor34664.5%44.2%(153)6.7%(23)38.4%(133)1.4%(5)
563Autumn Creek Elementary SchoolYorkville52964.4%48.0%(254)10.8%(57)33.1%(175)2.3%(12)
564Kankakee High SchoolKankakee1,36064.4%16.0%(217)42.9%(584)38.1%(518)0.4%(6)
565Everett Dirksen Elementary SchoolSchaumburg52764.4%47.3%(249)2.3%(12)12.3%(65)34.0%(179)
566John J Lukancic Middle SchoolRomeoville59164.4%28.6%(169)13.7%(81)50.3%(297)3.9%(23)
567MacArthur High SchoolDecatur1,05964.4%27.5%(291)50.6%(536)7.5%(80)0.6%(6)
568Shabbona Elementary SchoolBourbonnais29064.4%52.8%(153)21.7%(63)14.8%(43)1.0%(3)
569Hunting Ridge Elementary SchoolPalatine63964.3%52.1%(333)8.1%(52)9.6%(61)26.1%(167)
570Hillcrest Elementary SchoolEast Moline35364.3%24.1%(85)17.3%(61)51.6%(182)1.7%(6)
571Dunlap Middle SchoolDunlap54164.3%51.9%(281)7.4%(40)5.0%(27)27.0%(146)
572Skinner North Elementary SchoolChicago51564.3%23.9%(123)4.1%(21)6.2%(32)52.8%(272)
573Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolGodfrey25164.3%46.2%(116)34.7%(87)4.0%(10)0.4%(1)
574Chicago Math & Sci Elementary CharterChicago62364.3%4.5%(28)44.9%(280)37.6%(234)10.9%(68)
575Littlejohn Elementary SchoolDeKalb36264.3%27.1%(98)14.1%(51)50.8%(184)0.0%(0)
576Ranch View Elementary SchoolNaperville58464.2%49.3%(288)2.0%(12)9.6%(56)31.5%(184)
577Disney Elementary Magnet SchoolChicago1,38464.2%11.8%(163)54.3%(752)19.6%(272)8.9%(123)
578Reservoir Gifted SchoolPeoria30864.2%54.2%(167)16.6%(51)12.0%(37)2.6%(8)
579Unity Point Elementary SchoolCarbondale62064.2%55.2%(342)14.3%(89)14.5%(90)6.1%(38)
580Harmony Intermediate CenterBelleville20764.2%32.9%(68)47.8%(99)5.8%(12)0.0%(0)
581Springfield Ball Charter SchoolSpringfield39464.1%35.3%(139)44.7%(176)1.5%(6)0.3%(1)
582Liberty Elementary SchoolCarpentersville74964.1%45.0%(337)2.9%(22)38.2%(286)8.7%(65)
583Richard Ira Jones Middle SchoolPlainfield85164.1%54.9%(467)11.4%(97)16.7%(142)12.5%(106)
584Nathan Hale Primary SchoolCrestwood33464.1%25.1%(84)23.4%(78)49.1%(164)1.5%(5)
585Prairieview Elementary SchoolBartlett68164.1%51.8%(353)1.9%(13)15.1%(103)25.6%(174)
586Grigsby Intermediate SchoolGranite City81864.1%52.4%(429)22.6%(185)16.5%(135)0.4%(3)
587Central Park Elementary SchoolMidlothian64064.0%17.2%(110)25.0%(160)51.6%(330)0.3%(2)
588Gordon Gregory Middle SchoolNaperville81164.0%48.6%(394)3.1%(25)9.0%(73)33.4%(271)
589Laverna Evans Elementary SchoolO Fallon42164.0%49.2%(207)31.6%(133)4.5%(19)1.9%(8)
590Central Intermediate SchoolMonmouth31864.0%50.9%(162)6.0%(19)29.6%(94)5.0%(16)
591Stony Creek Elementary SchoolAlsip65264.0%31.8%(207)13.7%(89)48.9%(319)3.5%(23)
592Hawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolVernon Hills31363.9%53.7%(168)3.8%(12)15.0%(47)20.8%(65)
593Alcott Elementary SchoolChicago56763.9%55.2%(313)6.3%(36)16.1%(91)13.9%(79)
594Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolWinfield58363.9%53.5%(312)10.6%(62)23.7%(138)7.2%(42)
595Kennedy Junior High SchoolLisle93763.9%42.3%(396)2.5%(23)6.6%(62)41.6%(390)
596Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed CenterPeoria58463.8%16.9%(99)54.6%(319)15.8%(92)1.2%(7)
597Owen Elementary SchoolNaperville57763.8%22.5%(130)11.4%(66)6.4%(37)54.1%(312)
598Nathan Hale Middle SchoolCrestwood33463.7%24.9%(83)22.5%(75)50.0%(167)1.8%(6)
599Carl Sandburg Elementary SchoolWheaton40263.7%54.0%(217)7.0%(28)22.1%(89)12.7%(51)
600May Watts Elementary SchoolNaperville66863.7%30.2%(202)6.6%(44)5.7%(38)51.0%(341)
Page 12 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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