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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 Elem 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
#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)
4Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983898.6%(826)
5CICS - Bond CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927998.6%(275)
6Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946798.5%(460)
7CICS - Avalon/South ShoreChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946998.1%(460)
8James R Doolittle AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925798.0%(252)
9Chicago Collegiate Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925598.0%(250)
10Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ESChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29951297.8%(501)
11Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading ColChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932397.8%(316)
12Webster Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29918397.8%(179)
13Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922897.8%(223)
14Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep SlvrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953497.8%(522)
15LEARN Chtr - ButlerChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29947597.7%(464)
16LEARN Charter Excel CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937997.6%(370)
17Univ of Chicago Chtr-WoodlawnChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29959197.6%(577)
18Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,09597.5%(1,068)
19Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,00797.5%(982)
20Vanderpoel Elem Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924197.5%(235)
21Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932097.5%(312)
22Ericson Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931897.5%(310)
23Burnside Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926497.3%(257)
24Clark Acad Prep Magnet High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29945397.3%(441)
25Black Magnet Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933697.3%(327)
26CICS - Loomis Primary CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933397.3%(324)
27Wacker Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921797.2%(211)
28LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29914497.2%(140)
29CICS - Longwood CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,13797.2%(1,105)
30CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924797.2%(240)
31Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921097.1%(204)
32Whistler Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924297.1%(235)
33Dunne Technology Acad Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920697.1%(200)
34Kipling Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923797.0%(230)
35Hoyne Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923097.0%(223)
36North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925896.9%(250)
37Beasley Elem Magnet Academic CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,11996.9%(1,084)
38Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29941396.8%(400)
39Plato Learning Acad Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29915796.8%(152)
40Pirie Elem Fine Arts & Academic CChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921696.8%(209)
41CICS - Washington Pk CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29949396.5%(476)
42Barbara A Sizemore CampusChicago, ILBetty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch23196.5%(223)
43Earhart Elem Opt for Knowl SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919596.4%(188)
44Carnegie Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29938996.4%(375)
45Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983896.3%(807)
46Wells Preparatory Elem AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29930896.1%(296)
47Walter Henri Dyett HS for ArtsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953896.1%(517)
48Jackson M Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29930596.1%(293)
49Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29935596.1%(341)
50Kershaw Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922696.0%(217)
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