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

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Lake County, Illinois, drawn from 44 qualifying public middle schools. Neal Math Science Academy leads the list at 33.6%, against a median of 4.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Top % Black

33.6%

Median % Black

4.4%

MOST BLACK · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	601	202	33.6%
2	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	358	99	27.6%
3	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	330	85	25.8%
4	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	461	108	23.4%
5	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	715	142	19.9%
6	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	721	101	14.0%
7	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	493	53	10.8%
8	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	651	66	10.1%
9	North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	240	24	10.0%
10	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	475	47	9.9%
11	Park West School	Round Lake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	321	31	9.7%
12	Woodland Middle School	Gurnee, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	1,541	147	9.5%
13	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	783	61	7.8%
14	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	642	49	7.6%
15	Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Big Hollow SD 38	744	48	6.5%
16	Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst, IL	Millburn CCSD 24	388	25	6.4%
17	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	585	37	6.3%
18	Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	641	36	5.6%
19	Frederick School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	667	36	5.4%
20	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	609	32	5.3%
21	Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch, IL	Antioch CCSD 34	875	41	4.7%
22	Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	627	28	4.5%
23	Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	325	14	4.3%
24	Peter J Palombi School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	844	36	4.3%
25	West Oak Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	280	11	3.9%
26	Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	632	23	3.6%
27	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein ESD 75	529	19	3.6%
28	Fremont Jr High/Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Fremont SD 79	692	19	2.8%
29	Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	663	18	2.7%
30	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	697	18	2.6%
31	Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	940	20	2.1%
32	Highland Middle School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	701	14	2.0%
33	Matthews Middle School	Island Lake, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	451	8	1.8%
34	Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	720	12	1.7%
35	Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	625	10	1.6%
36	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	255	4	1.6%
37	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	540	8	1.5%
38	Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	506	6	1.2%
39	Deer Path Middle Sch East	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	375	4	1.1%
40	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	599	6	1.0%
41	Lake Bluff Middle School	Lake Bluff, IL	Lake Bluff ESD 65	305	3	1.0%
42	Alan B Shepard Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	476	4	0.8%
43	Deer Path Middle Sch West	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	361	2	0.6%
44	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	440	2	0.5%

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