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

604 public schools in Chicago, 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 31.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
604
Chicago, Illinois
Top % Black
99.0%
Median % Black
31.4%
MOST BLACK · CHICAGO, 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%
4Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983882698.6%
5CICS - Bond CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927927598.6%
6Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946746098.5%
7CICS - Avalon/South ShoreChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946946098.1%
8James R Doolittle AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925725298.0%
9Chicago Collegiate Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925525098.0%
10Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29951250197.8%
11Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading ColChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932331697.8%
12Webster Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29918317997.8%
13Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922822397.8%
14Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep SlvrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953452297.8%
15LEARN Chtr - ButlerChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29947546497.7%
16LEARN Charter Excel CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937937097.6%
17Univ of Chicago Chtr-WoodlawnChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29959157797.6%
18Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,0951,06897.5%
19Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,00798297.5%
20Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924123597.5%
21Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932031297.5%
22Ericson Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931831097.5%
23Burnside Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926425797.3%
24Clark Academy Prep Magnet High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29945344197.3%
25Black Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933632797.3%
26CICS - Loomis Primary CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933332497.3%
27Wacker Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921721197.2%
28LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29914414097.2%
29CICS - Longwood CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,1371,10597.2%
30CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924724097.2%
31Legal Prep Academy Charter High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921020497.1%
32Whistler Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924223597.1%
33Dunne Technology Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920620097.1%
34Kipling Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923723097.0%
35Hoyne Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923022397.0%
36North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925825096.9%
37Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,1191,08496.9%
38Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29941340096.8%
39Plato Learning Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29915715296.8%
40Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic CChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921620996.8%
41CICS - Washington Pk CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29949347696.5%
42Barbara A Sizemore CampusChicago, ILBetty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch23122396.5%
43Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919518896.4%
44Carnegie Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29938937596.4%
45Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983880796.3%
46Wells Preparatory Elementary AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29930829696.1%
47Walter Henri Dyett HS for ArtsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953851796.1%
48Jackson M Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29930529396.1%
49Dunbar Vocational Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29935534196.1%
50Kershaw Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922621796.0%
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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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