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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Illinois

3,630 public schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Warren Elementary School leads the list at 99.0%, against a median of 4.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
3,630
Illinois
Top % Black
99.0%
Median % Black
4.6%
MOST BLACK · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Warren Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931731499.0%
2Turner-Drew Elementary Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919419299.0%
3Locke A Elementary Charter AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29934634298.8%
4Dunbar Elementary SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18932732398.8%
5East St Louis-Lincoln Middle SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18935935498.6%
6Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983882698.6%
7CICS - Bond CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927927598.6%
8Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946746098.5%
9CICS - Avalon/South ShoreChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946946098.1%
10James R Doolittle AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925725298.0%
11Chicago Collegiate Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925525098.0%
12Wyvetter Younge School of ExcellenceE Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18953452397.9%
13Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29951250197.8%
14Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading ColChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932331697.8%
15Webster Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29918317997.8%
16Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922822397.8%
17Annette Officer ElementaryEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18936235497.8%
18Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep SlvrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953452297.8%
19LEARN Chtr - ButlerChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29947546497.7%
20LEARN Charter Excel CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937937097.6%
21Univ of Chicago Chtr-WoodlawnChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29959157797.6%
22Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,0951,06897.5%
23Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,00798297.5%
24Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924123597.5%
25Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932031297.5%
26Ericson Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931831097.5%
27Burnside Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926425797.3%
28Clark Academy Prep Magnet High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29945344197.3%
29Black Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933632797.3%
30CICS - Loomis Primary CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933332497.3%
31Gen George Patton Elementary SchoolRiverdale, ILGen George Patton SD 13318417997.3%
32Wacker Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921721197.2%
33LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29914414097.2%
34New Beginnings Learning AcademySouth Holland, ILDolton SD 14928828097.2%
35CICS - Longwood CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,1371,10597.2%
36CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924724097.2%
37Legal Prep Academy Charter High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921020497.1%
38Katie Harper-Wright Elementary SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18941840697.1%
39Whistler Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924223597.1%
40Dunne Technology Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920620097.1%
41Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrFord Heights, ILFord Heights SD 16930629797.1%
42Kipling Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923723097.0%
43Hoyne Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923022397.0%
44North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925825096.9%
45Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,1191,08496.9%
46Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29941340096.8%
47Plato Learning Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29915715296.8%
48Vivian Adams Early Child CenterEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18937736596.8%
49Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic CChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921620996.8%
50Washington Junior HighRiverdale, ILDolton SD 14811811496.6%
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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