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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Illinois

2,342 public elementary schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch leads the list at 100%, against a median of 5.4% 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
2,342
Illinois
Top % Black
100%
Median % Black
5.4%
MOST BLACK · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Bronzeville Academy Charter SchChicago, ILBronzeville Academy Chtr School332100%
2Warren Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931799.0%(314)
3Turner-Drew Elem Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919499.0%(192)
4Locke A Elem Charter AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29934698.8%(342)
5Dunbar Elem SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18932798.8%(323)
6CICS - Bond CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927998.6%(275)
7Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946798.5%(460)
8CICS - Avalon/South ShoreChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946998.1%(460)
9James R Doolittle AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925798.0%(252)
10Wyvetter Younge Sch of ExcellenceE Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18953497.9%(523)
11Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ESChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29951297.8%(501)
12Webster Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29918397.8%(179)
13Annette Officer ElementaryEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18936297.8%(354)
14LEARN Chtr - ButlerChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29947597.7%(464)
15LEARN Charter Excel CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937997.6%(370)
16Vanderpoel Elem Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924197.5%(235)
17Ericson Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931897.5%(310)
18Burnside Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926497.3%(257)
19Black Magnet Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933697.3%(327)
20CICS - Loomis Primary CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933397.3%(324)
21Gen George Patton Elem SchoolRiverdale, ILGen George Patton SD 13318497.3%(179)
22Wacker Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921797.2%(211)
23LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29914497.2%(140)
24New Beginnings Learning AcademySouth Holland, ILDolton SD 14928897.2%(280)
25Katie Harper-Wright ElemEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18941897.1%(406)
26Whistler Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924297.1%(235)
27Dunne Technology Acad Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920697.1%(200)
28Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrFord Heights, ILFord Heights SD 16930697.1%(297)
29Kipling Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923797.0%(230)
30Hoyne Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923097.0%(223)
31Beasley Elem Magnet Academic CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,11996.9%(1,084)
32Plato Learning Acad Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29915796.8%(152)
33Vivian Adams Early Child CtrEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18937796.8%(365)
34Pirie Elem Fine Arts & Academic CChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921696.8%(209)
35CICS - Washington Pk CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29949396.5%(476)
36Barbara A Sizemore CampusChicago, ILBetty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch23196.5%(223)
37Earhart Elem Opt for Knowl SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919596.4%(188)
38Carnegie Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29938996.4%(375)
39Wells Preparatory Elem AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29930896.1%(296)
40Jackson M Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29930596.1%(293)
41Kershaw Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922696.0%(217)
42Cullen Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29917696.0%(169)
43Roosevelt Elem SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 14824896.0%(238)
44Ariel Elem Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29936495.9%(349)
45Woodlawn Elem Community SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29916795.8%(160)
46LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins CampChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29947295.8%(452)
47Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924995.6%(238)
48McDowell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29911295.5%(107)
49South Shore Fine Arts Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922495.5%(214)
50Dixon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29941295.4%(393)
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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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