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

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Lake County, Illinois, drawn from 185 qualifying public schools. Beulah Park Elem School leads the list at 41.5%, against a median of 4.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

185

Lake County, Illinois

Top % Black

41.5%

Median % Black

4.4%

MOST BLACK · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Beulah Park Elem School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	289	120	41.5%
2	Lakeview School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	249	103	41.4%
3	LEARN 10 Charter School	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	297	116	39.1%
4	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	601	202	33.6%
5	A J Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	387	124	32.0%
6	Forrestal Elem School	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	386	121	31.4%
7	North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	898	277	30.9%
8	Newport Elem School	Wadsworth, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	261	77	29.5%
9	Green Bay Early Childhood Center	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	211	62	29.4%
10	West Elementary School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	339	98	28.9%
11	Elmwood Elem School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	336	96	28.6%
12	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	358	99	27.6%
13	Evelyn Alexander School	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	354	93	26.3%
14	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	330	85	25.8%
15	Spaulding Elementary School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	450	106	23.6%
16	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	461	108	23.4%
17	LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	503	116	23.1%
18	Kenneth Murphy School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	394	90	22.8%
19	Prairie Trail School	Wadsworth, IL	Gurnee SD 56	454	101	22.3%
20	Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	2,114	451	21.3%
21	Oak Crest School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	308	63	20.4%
22	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	419	84	20.1%
23	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	715	142	19.9%
24	Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	395	75	19.0%
25	Carman-Buckner Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	509	83	16.3%
26	H R McCall Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	396	61	15.4%
27	Warren Township High School	Gurnee, IL	Warren Twp HSD 121	3,537	536	15.2%
28	Little Fort Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	421	62	14.7%
29	River Trail School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	471	66	14.0%
30	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	721	101	14.0%
31	Greenwood Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	318	43	13.5%
32	Lincoln School	Mundelein, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	128	17	13.3%
33	Glenwood Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	577	76	13.2%
34	Glen Flora Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	476	61	12.8%
35	Early Learning Center	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	221	27	12.2%
36	Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	430	51	11.9%
37	Oakdale Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	505	57	11.3%
38	North Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	498	56	11.2%
39	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	493	53	10.8%
40	Waukegan High School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	4,186	443	10.6%
41	Clearview Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	404	41	10.2%
42	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	651	66	10.1%
43	North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	240	24	10.0%
44	Woodland Intermediate Sch	Gurnee, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	979	97	9.9%
45	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	475	47	9.9%
46	Park West School	Round Lake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	321	31	9.7%
47	Woodland Middle School	Gurnee, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	1,541	147	9.5%
48	Pleviak Elem School	Lake Villa, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	370	—	9.5%
49	Woodland Elementary	Gages Lake, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	1,386	128	9.2%
50	Whittier Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	438	40	9.1%

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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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