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

147 public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the public middle 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. Washington Junior High leads the list at 96.6%, against a median of 5.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
147
Cook County, Illinois
Top % Black
96.6%
Median % Black
5.8%
MOST BLACK · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Washington Junior HighRiverdale, ILDolton SD 14811896.6%(114)
2Creative Communications AcadCalumet City, ILDolton SD 14924695.5%(235)
3LEARN Chtr - Middle SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29917694.9%(167)
4School of Fine ArtsCalumet City, ILDolton SD 14922493.3%(209)
5S T E M AcademyCalumet City, ILDolton SD 14924393.0%(226)
6Cottage Grove Upper Grade CenterFord Heights, ILFord Heights SD 16915693.0%(145)
7Roosevelt Junior High SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 14813092.3%(120)
8McKinley Jr High SchoolSouth Holland, ILSouth Holland SD 15028789.2%(256)
9O W Huth Middle SchoolMatteson, ILMatteson ESD 16242187.7%(369)
10Indiana Elem SchoolPark Forest, ILMatteson ESD 16221587.0%(187)
11Lincoln Junior High SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 14816886.3%(145)
12Sauk Elem SchoolRichton Park, ILMatteson ESD 16228185.4%(240)
13Southwood Middle SchoolCountry Club Hills, ILCountry Club Hills SD 16028384.5%(239)
14Michelle Obama Sch of TechnologyPark Forest, ILPark Forest SD 16342882.2%(352)
15Colin Powell Middle SchMatteson, ILESD 15956481.4%(459)
16Schrum Memorial SchoolCalumet City, ILHoover-Schrum Memorial SD 15727480.3%(220)
17Heritage Middle SchoolLansing, ILSunnybrook SD 17150077.8%(389)
18Barack Obama Sch of LdershipChicago Heights, ILPark Forest SD 16336777.1%(283)
19Prairie-Hills Junior High SchoolMarkham, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 14476676.9%(589)
20Brookwood Jr High SchoolGlenwood, ILBrookwood SD 16722674.3%(168)
21Calumet Elem SchoolCalumet Park, ILCalumet Public SD 13231673.4%(232)
22Rickover Jr High SchoolSauk Village, ILCCSD 16837172.8%(270)
23Brookwood Middle SchoolGlenwood, ILBrookwood SD 16723171.9%(166)
24Parker Junior High SchoolFlossmoor, ILFlossmoor SD 16182269.1%(568)
25Coolidge Middle SchoolPhoenix, ILSouth Holland SD 15146064.8%(298)
26Irving Middle SchoolMaywood, ILMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 8951562.9%(324)
27Memorial Jr High SchoolLansing, ILLansing SD 15885459.4%(507)
28Brooks Middle SchoolHarvey, ILHarvey SD 15245557.8%(263)
29James Hart SchoolHomewood, ILHomewood SD 15368157.0%(388)
30Wentworth Jr High SchoolCalumet City, ILCalumet City SD 15530255.6%(168)
31Forest Park Middle SchoolForest Park, ILForest Park SD 9118655.4%(103)
32Rosa L Parks Middle SchoolDixmoor, ILW Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 14732051.6%(165)
33Roosevelt Middle SchoolBellwood, ILBellwood SD 8861444.0%(270)
34MacArthur Middle SchoolBerkeley, ILBerkeley SD 8735742.6%(152)
35Kellar SchoolRobbins, ILPosen-Robbins ESD 143-543135.7%(154)
36Field Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29915132.5%(49)
37Westchester Middle SchoolWestchester, ILWestchester SD 92-532431.2%(101)
38Chicago Heights Middle SchoolChicago Hts, ILChicago Heights SD 17087230.6%(267)
39Veterans Memorial Middle SchBlue Island, ILCook County SD 13036130.2%(109)
40Chute Middle SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 6559828.9%(173)
41Central Middle SchoolEvergreen Park, ILEvergreen Park ESD 12456027.5%(154)
42Nathan Hale Middle SchoolCrestwood, ILCook County SD 13033422.5%(75)
43Gwendolyn Brooks Middle SchoolOak Park, ILOak Park ESD 9794719.8%(187)
44Geo T Wilkins Jr High SchoolJustice, ILIndian Springs SD 10950817.7%(90)
45Haven Middle SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 6566017.3%(114)
46Prairie Jr High SchoolAlsip, ILAlsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 12630315.5%(47)
47Nichols Middle SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 6562815.4%(97)
48Old Orchard Jr High SchoolSkokie, ILSkokie SD 6871115.3%(109)
49Arbor Park Middle SchoolOak Forest, ILArbor Park SD 14552014.8%(77)
50Percy Julian Middle SchoolOak Park, ILOak Park ESD 9792714.6%(135)
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