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

Across Joliet, Illinois, 31 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Laraway School leads the list at 46.0%, against a median of 17.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Joliet, Illinois

Top % Black

46.0%

Median % Black

17.2%

MOST BLACK · JOLIET, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Laraway School	Joliet, IL	Laraway CCSD 70C	433	46.0%(199)
2	Carl Sandburg Elementary	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	371	42.3%(157)
3	Farragut Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	568	31.3%(178)
4	Edna Keith Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	402	30.4%(122)
5	Eisenhower Academy	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	209	22.5%(47)
6	Lynne Thigpen Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	620	22.4%(139)
7	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	653	22.2%(145)
8	Troy Heritage Trail School	Joliet, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	480	22.1%(106)
9	Joliet West High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	3,451	21.7%(750)
10	Thomas Jefferson Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	235	20.4%(48)
11	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	724	19.9%(144)
12	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	1,072	19.4%(208)
13	Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	646	19.4%(125)
14	Aux Sable Middle Sch	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	844	18.8%(159)
15	Woodland Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	368	18.2%(67)
16	Pershing Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	621	17.2%(107)
17	Troy Craughwell School	Joliet, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	526	14.6%(77)
18	Joliet Central High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	3,295	14.6%(480)
19	Isaac Singleton Elem Sch	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	304	14.5%(44)
20	T E Culbertson Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	377	13.5%(51)
21	Taft Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	424	13.4%(57)
22	Jones Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Minooka CCSD 201	553	13.4%(74)
23	Marycrest Early Childhood Center	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	142	12.7%(18)
24	Grand Prairie Elem School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	494	12.2%(60)
25	A O Marshall Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	246	11.4%(28)
26	Forest Park Individual Ed School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	263	9.1%(24)
27	Union Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Union SD 81	143	9.1%(13)
28	Sator Sanchez Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	635	8.2%(52)
29	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	615	8.1%(50)
30	Crystal Lawns Elem School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	328	6.4%(21)
31	M J Cunningham Elem Sch	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	484	6.0%(29)

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