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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Cook County, Illinois

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Cook County, Illinois, drawn from 202 qualifying public high schools. YCCS-Progressive Leadership Acad leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 25.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
202
Cook County, Illinois
Top % Black
99.2%
Median % Black
25.2%
MOST BLACK · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1YCCS-Progressive Leadership AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29912299.2%(121)
2Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983898.6%(826)
3Chicago Collegiate Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925598.0%(250)
4Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading ColChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932397.8%(316)
5Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922897.8%(223)
6Noble St Chtr-Hansberry Prep SlvrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953497.8%(522)
7Chicago Excel Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926697.7%
8Univ of Chicago Chtr-WoodlawnChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29959197.6%(577)
9Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,09597.5%(1,068)
10Noble St Chtr-Comer College PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,00797.5%(982)
11Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932097.5%(312)
12Clark Acad Prep Magnet High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29945397.3%(441)
13CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924797.2%(240)
14Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921097.1%(204)
15North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925896.9%(250)
16Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29941396.8%(400)
17Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29983896.3%(807)
18Walter Henri Dyett HS for ArtsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29953896.1%(517)
19Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29935596.1%(341)
20South Shore Intl Col Prep HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29962595.7%(598)
21North Lawndale Prep Chtr-CollinsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927695.7%(264)
22Art in Motion Charter SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29960295.5%(575)
23King College Prep High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29981995.4%(781)
24Julian High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29944095.2%(419)
25YCCS Chtr - ChathamChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29910495.2%(99)
26YCCS-CCA Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29912495.2%(118)
27Perspectives Chtr - Joslin CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931394.9%(297)
28Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29952994.7%(501)
29Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29914894.6%(140)
30Morgan Park High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,34994.4%(1,274)
31Noble St Chtr-Butler - CrimsonChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29969594.2%(655)
32YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29910394.2%(97)
33Harlan Community Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922094.1%(207)
34Fenger Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931292.6%(289)
35Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29911991.6%(109)
36Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946791.4%(427)
37Southland College Prep Chtr HSRichton Park, ILSouthland College Prep Chtr HS58490.8%(530)
38YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29911790.6%(106)
39YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29928190.4%(254)
40Hirsch Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29918390.2%(165)
41Manley Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919390.2%(174)
42Chicago Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29967389.0%(599)
43Thornridge High SchoolDolton, ILThornton Twp HSD 20596989.0%(862)
44Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923988.7%(212)
45Hillcrest High SchoolCountry Club Hills, ILBremen CHSD 2281,10087.5%(963)
46YCCS-Innovations of Arts IntegrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29939287.2%(342)
47Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29932087.2%(279)
48Chicago Technology Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931587.0%(274)
49YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29912886.7%(111)
50Corliss High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29943086.3%(371)
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