The public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Sangamon County, Illinois
This ranking covers the public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Sangamon County, Illinois, drawn from 17 qualifying public middle schools. Jefferson Middle School leads the list at 56.1%, against a median of 3.0% across the ranked schools.
The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.
| # | School | City | % Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Middle School | Springfield, IL | 56.1%(290) |
| 2 | U S Grant Middle School | Springfield, IL | 52.6%(262) |
| 3 | Washington Middle School | Springfield, IL | 50.8%(262) |
| 4 | Benjamin Franklin Middle School | Springfield, IL | 40.6%(288) |
| 5 | Lincoln Magnet School | Springfield, IL | 28.0%(84) |
| 6 | Glenwood Middle School | Chatham, IL | 5.0%(37) |
| 7 | Riverton Middle School | Riverton, IL | 4.6%(16) |
| 8 | Glenwood Intermediate Sch | Chatham, IL | 4.2%(28) |
| 9 | Rochester Intermediate School | Rochester, IL | 3.0%(12) |
| 10 | Rochester Jr High School | Rochester, IL | 2.4%(7) |
| 11 | Pleasant Plains Middle School | Pleasant Plains, IL | 1.8%(7) |
| 12 | Auburn Jr High at Divernon | Divernon, IL | 1.7%(4) |
| 13 | Tri-City Jr High School | Buffalo, IL | 1.5%(2) |
| 14 | Sangamon Valley Middle School | Illiopolis, IL | 1.4%(2) |
| 15 | Williamsville Jr High School | Williamsville, IL | 1.4%(6) |
| 16 | New Berlin Jr High School | New Berlin, IL | 1.3%(2) |
| 17 | Cantrall Intermediate School | Cantrall, IL | 0.5%(1) |
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