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

Across Will County, Illinois, 175 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch leads the list at 72.0%, against a median of 9.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

175

Will County, Illinois

Top % Black

72.0%

Median % Black

9.4%

MOST BLACK · WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch	University Park, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	293	211	72.0%
2	Crete-Monee High School	Crete, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	1,480	904	61.1%
3	Talala Elementary School	Park Forest, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	305	181	59.3%
4	Crete-Monee Middle School	University Park, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	1,002	594	59.3%
5	Crete Elementary School	Crete, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	381	199	52.2%
6	Monee Elementary School	Monee, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	373	194	52.0%
7	Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr	Crete, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	256	119	46.5%
8	Laraway School	Joliet, IL	Laraway CCSD 70C	433	199	46.0%
9	Balmoral Elem Sch	Crete, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	472	209	44.3%
10	Carl Sandburg Elementary	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	371	157	42.3%
11	Steger Intermediate Center	Steger, IL	Steger SD 194	465	154	33.1%
12	Columbia Central School	Steger, IL	Steger SD 194	646	204	31.6%
13	Farragut Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	568	178	31.3%
14	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	431	135	31.3%
15	Edna Keith Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	402	122	30.4%
16	Brooks Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	850	258	30.4%
17	Wood View Elem School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	443	127	28.7%
18	Jamie McGee Elementary School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	487	139	28.5%
19	Fairmont School	Lockport, IL	Fairmont SD 89	300	81	27.0%
20	Pioneer Elementary School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	561	151	26.9%
21	Oak View Elem School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	636	163	25.6%
22	Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	3,298	840	25.5%
23	Jonas E Salk Elem School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	391	94	24.0%
24	Jane Addams Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	548	125	22.8%
25	Eisenhower Academy	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	209	47	22.5%
26	Richland Elem School	Crest Hill, IL	Richland GSD 88A	774	174	22.5%
27	Lynne Thigpen Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	620	139	22.4%
28	Independence Elem School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	617	138	22.4%
29	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	653	145	22.2%
30	Meadow View Elementary School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	627	139	22.2%
31	Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Ctr	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	515	114	22.1%
32	Troy Heritage Trail School	Joliet, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	480	106	22.1%
33	Hubert H Humphrey Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	596	131	22.0%
34	Joliet West High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	3,451	750	21.7%
35	Troy Cronin Elem School	Shorewood, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	466	99	21.2%
36	Skoff Elementary	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	542	115	21.2%
37	Lakewood Falls Elem School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	543	115	21.2%
38	Thomas Jefferson Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	235	48	20.4%
39	A Vito Martinez Middle School	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	583	119	20.4%
40	Bernard J Ward Elem School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	363	74	20.4%
41	Drauden Point Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	658	132	20.1%
42	Troy Hofer Elem Sch	Shorewood, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	436	87	19.9%
43	Creekside Elementary School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	472	94	19.9%
44	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	724	144	19.9%
45	Plainfield East High School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	1,825	363	19.9%
46	John R Tibbott Elem School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	330	65	19.7%
47	Wesmere Elementary School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	544	106	19.5%
48	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	1,072	208	19.4%
49	Orenic Intermediate School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	812	155	19.1%
50	Troy Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	881	162	18.4%

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