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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Illinois · page 40

Ranks 1,9512,000 of the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Illinois. Back to page 1.

MOST BLACK · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1951Oak Elem SchoolHinsdale, ILHinsdale CCSD 18144640.9%
1952St Elmo Elem SchoolSaint Elmo, ILSt Elmo CUSD 20222220.9%
1953Bruning Elem SchoolWilmington, ILWilmington CUSD 209U22220.9%
1954Western Barry ElemBarry, ILWestern CUSD 1222520.9%
1955Roslyn Road Elem SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 22044740.9%
1956Clara Peterson Elem SchoolPaxton, ILPaxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 1056450.9%
1957Frankfort Intermediate SchoolWest Frankfort, ILFrankfort CUSD 16844740.9%
1958Windsor Elem SchoolWindsor, ILWindsor CUSD 122520.9%
1959North Mac ElementaryVirden, ILNorth Mac CUSD 3434230.9%
1960Kipling Elem SchoolDeerfield, ILDeerfield SD 10945240.9%
1961Prairie Elementary SchoolBuffalo Grove, ILKildeer Countryside CCSD 9645340.9%
1962New Berlin Elementary SchoolNew Berlin, ILNew Berlin CUSD 1645240.9%
1963Peotone Elem SchoolPeotone, ILPeotone CUSD 207U34030.9%
1964Hollywood Elem SchoolBrookfield, ILRiverside SD 9611410.9%
1965Cherokee Elem SchoolLake Forest, ILLake Forest SD 6734330.9%
1966Reed-Custer Elementary SchoolBraidwood, ILReed Custer CUSD 255U69060.9%
1967McKenzie Elem SchoolWilmette, ILWilmette SD 3946140.9%
1968Acero Chtr-Brighton Park Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946540.9%
1969Cypress Elem SchoolCypress, ILCypress SD 6411610.9%
1970DePue Elem SchoolDePue, ILDePue USD 10323220.9%
1971Lincoln Elem SchoolAnna, ILAnna CCSD 3723520.8%
1972Oak Park Elem SchoolAurora, ILAurora East USD 13135330.8%
1973River Valley SchoolLemont, ILLemont-Bromberek CSD 113A58850.8%
1974Genoa Elementary SchoolGenoa, ILGenoa Kingston CUSD 42435330.8%
1975Rochester Elem 2-3Rochester, ILRochester CUSD 3A23620.8%
1976Columbia Explorers Elem AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29971860.8%
1977Southwest Elem SchoolGeneseo, ILGeneseo CUSD 22835730.8%
1978Newton Elem SchoolNewton, ILJasper County CUD 147640.8%
1979Lexington Elem SchoolLexington, ILLexington CUSD 723820.8%
1980Meadow Glens Elementary SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 20347540.8%
1981Audubon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29960650.8%
1982Erie Elem SchoolErie, ILErie CUSD 124220.8%
1983Walsh Elem SchoolLockport, ILWill County SD 9236330.8%
1984Oblong Elem SchoolOblong, ILOblong CUSD 436130.8%
1985Middlefork Primary SchoolNorthfield, ILSunset Ridge SD 2924120.8%
1986Crow Island Elem SchoolWinnetka, ILWinnetka SD 3636030.8%
1987Prairie Central Elem SchoolFairbury, ILPrairie Central CUSD 836730.8%
1988Maple Grove Elem SchoolJoppa, ILJoppa-Maple Grove UD 3812210.8%
1989Freeburg Primary CenterFreeburg, ILFreeburg CCSD 7024420.8%
1990Spring Garden Elementary SchoolMount Vernon, ILSpring Garden CCSD 17812410.8%
1991Seth Paine Elem SchoolHawthorn Woods, ILLake Zurich CUSD 9549540.8%
1992Midland Elementary SchoolLacon, ILMidland CUSD 724920.8%
1993Hedding Grade SchAbingdon, ILAbingdon-Avon CUSD 27637630.8%
1994Gardner Elementary SchoolWaterloo, ILWaterloo CUSD 537430.8%
1995Acero Chtr - Officer Marquez ElemChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29950840.8%
1996Hillcrest Elem SchoolDowners Grove, ILDowners Grove GSD 5838230.8%
1997Lick Creek Elem SchoolBuncombe, ILLick Creek CCSD 1612610.8%
1998John F Kennedy Elem SchoolSpring Valley, ILSpring Valley CCSD 9963250.8%
1999John Laidlaw Elem SchoolWestern Springs, ILWestern Springs SD 10138030.8%
2000A-C Central Elementary SchoolChandlerville, ILA-C Central CUSD 26212910.8%
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