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

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Sangamon County, Illinois, drawn from 67 qualifying public schools. Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch leads the list at 69.9%, against a median of 6.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Sangamon County, Illinois

Top % Black

69.9%

Median % Black

6.0%

MOST BLACK · SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	216	151	69.9%
2	Feitshans Elem Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	288	181	62.9%
3	Harvard Park Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	370	228	61.6%
4	Enos Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	245	141	57.5%
5	Jefferson Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	517	290	56.1%
6	Elizabeth Graham Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	241	133	55.2%
7	Jane Addams Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	243	133	54.7%
8	Edwin A Lee Elementary School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	204	111	54.4%
9	Hazel Dell Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	140	76	54.3%
10	Springfield Southeast High Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	1,229	664	54.0%
11	U S Grant Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	498	262	52.6%
12	Washington Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	516	262	50.8%
13	Black Hawk Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	234	118	50.4%
14	McClernand Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	213	106	49.8%
15	Laketown Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	135	67	49.6%
16	Dubois Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	469	226	48.2%
17	Early Learning Center	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	549	252	45.9%
18	Lanphier High School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	1,117	511	45.8%
19	Springfield Ball Charter School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	394	176	44.7%
20	Southern View Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	171	72	42.1%
21	Fairview Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	302	127	42.0%
22	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	709	288	40.6%
23	Butler Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	367	148	40.3%
24	Sandburg Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	279	109	39.1%
25	Lindsay School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	438	171	39.0%
26	Ridgely Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	343	130	37.9%
27	Wilcox Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	241	84	34.9%
28	Springfield High School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	1,308	381	29.1%
29	Lincoln Magnet School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	300	84	28.0%
30	Owen Marsh Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	324	89	27.5%
31	Iles Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	414	57	13.8%
32	Glenwood Elementary School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	573	57	9.9%
33	Riverton Elem School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	515	33	6.4%
34	Ball Elementary School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	552	33	6.0%
35	Glenwood High School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	1,484	84	5.7%
36	Chatham Elem School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	500	28	5.6%
37	Glenwood Middle School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	735	37	5.0%
38	Riverton Middle School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	347	16	4.6%
39	Glenwood Intermediate Sch	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	672	28	4.2%
40	Rochester Intermediate School	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	394	12	3.0%
41	Riverton High School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	357	10	2.8%
42	Rochester Jr High School	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	288	7	2.4%
43	Rochester High School	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	692	16	2.3%
44	New Berlin High School	New Berlin, IL	New Berlin CUSD 16	256	5	1.9%
45	Pleasant Plains High School	Pleasant Plains, IL	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	416	8	1.9%
46	Pleasant Plains Middle School	Pleasant Plains, IL	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	393	7	1.8%
47	Sangamon Valley Intermediate Sch	Illiopolis, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	115	2	1.7%
48	Rochester Elem EC-1 Sch	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	402	7	1.7%
49	Auburn Jr High at Divernon	Divernon, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	236	4	1.7%
50	Auburn High School	Auburn, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	327	5	1.5%

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