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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 Elem 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
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Warren Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931799.0%(314)
2Turner-Drew Elem Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919499.0%(192)
3Locke A Elem Charter AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29934698.8%(342)
4Dunbar Elem SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18932798.8%(323)
5East St Louis-Lincoln Middle SchEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18935998.6%(354)
6Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983898.6%(826)
7CICS - Bond CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927998.6%(275)
8Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946798.5%(460)
9CICS - Avalon/South ShoreChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946998.1%(460)
10James R Doolittle AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925798.0%(252)
11Chicago Collegiate Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925598.0%(250)
12Wyvetter Younge Sch of ExcellenceE Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18953497.9%(523)
13Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ESChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29951297.8%(501)
14Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading ColChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932397.8%(316)
15Webster Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29918397.8%(179)
16Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922897.8%(223)
17Annette Officer ElementaryEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18936297.8%(354)
18Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep SlvrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953497.8%(522)
19LEARN Chtr - ButlerChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29947597.7%(464)
20LEARN Charter Excel CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937997.6%(370)
21Univ of Chicago Chtr-WoodlawnChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29959197.6%(577)
22Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,09597.5%(1,068)
23Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,00797.5%(982)
24Vanderpoel Elem Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924197.5%(235)
25Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932097.5%(312)
26Ericson Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931897.5%(310)
27Burnside Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926497.3%(257)
28Clark Acad Prep Magnet High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29945397.3%(441)
29Black Magnet Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933697.3%(327)
30CICS - Loomis Primary CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933397.3%(324)
31Gen George Patton Elem SchoolRiverdale, ILGen George Patton SD 13318497.3%(179)
32Wacker Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921797.2%(211)
33LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29914497.2%(140)
34New Beginnings Learning AcademySouth Holland, ILDolton SD 14928897.2%(280)
35CICS - Longwood CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,13797.2%(1,105)
36CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924797.2%(240)
37Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921097.1%(204)
38Katie Harper-Wright ElemEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18941897.1%(406)
39Whistler Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924297.1%(235)
40Dunne Technology Acad Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920697.1%(200)
41Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrFord Heights, ILFord Heights SD 16930697.1%(297)
42Kipling Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923797.0%(230)
43Hoyne Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923097.0%(223)
44North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925896.9%(250)
45Beasley Elem Magnet Academic CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,11996.9%(1,084)
46Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29941396.8%(400)
47Plato Learning Acad Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29915796.8%(152)
48Vivian Adams Early Child CtrEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18937796.8%(365)
49Pirie Elem Fine Arts & Academic CChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921696.8%(209)
50Washington Junior HighRiverdale, ILDolton SD 14811896.6%(114)
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