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

Across Will County, Illinois, 44 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Crete-Monee Middle School leads the list at 59.3%, against a median of 7.4% 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.

Schools ranked

Will County, Illinois

Top % Black

59.3%

Median % Black

7.4%

MOST BLACK · WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Crete-Monee Middle School	University Park, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	1,002	594	59.3%
2	Columbia Central School	Steger, IL	Steger SD 194	646	204	31.6%
3	Brooks Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	850	258	30.4%
4	Jane Addams Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	548	125	22.8%
5	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	653	145	22.2%
6	Hubert H Humphrey Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	596	131	22.0%
7	A Vito Martinez Middle School	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	583	119	20.4%
8	Drauden Point Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	658	132	20.1%
9	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	724	144	19.9%
10	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	1,072	208	19.4%
11	Orenic Intermediate School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	812	155	19.1%
12	Troy Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	881	162	18.4%
13	Indian Trail Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	520	93	17.9%
14	John F Kennedy Middle Sch	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	912	159	17.4%
15	John J Lukancic Middle Sch	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	591	81	13.7%
16	Walker Intermediate School	Tinley Park, IL	Summit Hill SD 161	554	64	11.6%
17	Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	851	97	11.4%
18	Timber Ridge Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	885	97	11.0%
19	Bednarcik Junior High School	Aurora, IL	CUSD 308	535	58	10.8%
20	Hickory Creek Middle School	Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CCSD 157C	943	95	10.1%
21	Summit Hill Junior High School	Frankfort, IL	Summit Hill SD 161	566	51	9.0%
22	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	615	50	8.1%
23	Heritage Grove Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	841	56	6.7%
24	Scullen Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	948	62	6.5%
25	Clifford Crone Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	891	40	4.5%
26	Mokena Jr High School	Mokena, IL	Mokena SD 159	502	18	3.6%
27	Manhattan Jr High School	Manhattan, IL	Manhattan SD 114	615	20	3.3%
28	Kelvin Grove Jr High School	Lockport, IL	Lockport SD 91	260	8	3.1%
29	Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	811	25	3.1%
30	Three Rivers School	Channahon, IL	Channahon SD 17	268	8	3.0%
31	Spencer Crossing	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	544	14	2.6%
32	Beecher Junior High School	Beecher, IL	Beecher CUSD 200U	249	6	2.4%
33	Oster-Oakview School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	373	8	2.1%
34	Liberty Junior High School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	573	12	2.1%
35	Peotone Jr High School	Peotone, IL	Peotone CUSD 207U	294	6	2.0%
36	Homer Jr High School	Homer Glen, IL	Homer CCSD 33C	865	14	1.6%
37	Hadley Middle School	Homer Glen, IL	Homer CCSD 33C	834	10	1.2%
38	Nelson Ridge School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	432	5	1.2%
39	Oak Prairie Jr High School	Homer Glen, IL	Will County SD 92	460	5	1.1%
40	Bentley Elem School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	380	4	1.1%
41	Alex M Martino Jr High School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	591	5	0.8%
42	Channahon Junior High School	Channahon, IL	Channahon SD 17	269	2	0.7%
43	Reed-Custer Middle School	Braidwood, IL	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	306	1	0.3%
44	Wilmington Middle School	Wilmington, IL	Wilmington CUSD 209U	254	0	0.0%

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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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