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

2,335 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. Warren Elem School leads the list at 99.0%, 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
2,335
Illinois
Top % Black
99.0%
Median % Black
5.4%
MOST BLACK · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Warren Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931731499.0%
2Turner-Drew Elem Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919419299.0%
3Locke A Elem Charter AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29934634298.8%
4Dunbar Elem SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18932732398.8%
5CICS - Bond CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927927598.6%
6Carver Primary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946746098.5%
7CICS - Avalon/South ShoreChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946946098.1%
8James R Doolittle AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925725298.0%
9Wyvetter Younge Sch of ExcellenceE Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18953452397.9%
10Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ESChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29951250197.8%
11Webster Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29918317997.8%
12Annette Officer ElementaryEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18936235497.8%
13LEARN Chtr - ButlerChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29947546497.7%
14LEARN Charter Excel CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937937097.6%
15Vanderpoel Elem Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924123597.5%
16Ericson Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29931831097.5%
17Burnside Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29926425797.3%
18Black Magnet Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933632797.3%
19CICS - Loomis Primary CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29933332497.3%
20Gen George Patton Elem SchoolRiverdale, ILGen George Patton SD 13318417997.3%
21Wacker Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921721197.2%
22LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29914414097.2%
23New Beginnings Learning AcademySouth Holland, ILDolton SD 14928828097.2%
24Katie Harper-Wright ElemEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18941840697.1%
25Whistler Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924223597.1%
26Dunne Technology Acad Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920620097.1%
27Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrFord Heights, ILFord Heights SD 16930629797.1%
28Kipling Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923723097.0%
29Hoyne Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29923022397.0%
30Beasley Elem Magnet Academic CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,1191,08496.9%
31Plato Learning Acad Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29915715296.8%
32Vivian Adams Early Child CtrEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18937736596.8%
33Pirie Elem Fine Arts & Academic CChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29921620996.8%
34CICS - Washington Pk CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29949347696.5%
35Barbara A Sizemore CampusChicago, ILBetty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch23122396.5%
36Earhart Elem Opt for Knowl SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29919518896.4%
37Carnegie Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29938937596.4%
38Wells Preparatory Elem AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29930829696.1%
39Jackson M Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29930529396.1%
40Kershaw Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922621796.0%
41Cullen Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29917616996.0%
42Roosevelt Elem SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 14824823896.0%
43Ariel Elem Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29936434995.9%
44Woodlawn Elem Community SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29916716095.8%
45LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins CampChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29947245295.8%
46Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29924923895.6%
47McDowell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29911210795.5%
48South Shore Fine Arts Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29922421495.5%
49Dixon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29941239395.4%
50Brown R Elem Community AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29927926695.3%
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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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