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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Illinois · page 9

Ranks 401450 of the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Illinois. Back to page 1.

MOST BLACK · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
401Lincoln SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 15082345.0%(370)
402Thomas Paine Elem SchoolUrbana, ILUrbana SD 11632444.8%(145)
403Springfield Ball Charter SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 18639444.7%(176)
404Wilson Elem SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 17016044.4%(71)
405Hampton Elem Fine & Perf Arts SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29946344.3%(205)
406Balmoral Elem SchCrete, ILCrete Monee CUSD 201U47244.3%(209)
407William Holliday Elem SchoolFairview Heights, ILPontiac-W Holliday SD 10541844.3%(185)
408Whittier Primary SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 15036643.4%(159)
409Clark G R Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29913443.3%(58)
410Oakton Elem SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 6537943.3%(164)
411Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori ElemKankakee, ILKankakee SD 11143743.0%(188)
412Carl Sandburg ElementaryJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 8637142.3%(157)
413Southern View Elem SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 18617142.1%(72)
414Fairview Elem SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 18630242.0%(127)
415Beulah Park Elem SchoolZion, ILZion ESD 628941.5%(120)
416Lakeview SchoolZion, ILZion ESD 624941.4%(103)
417Michael E Baum Elem SchoolDecatur, ILDecatur SD 6131341.2%(129)
418High Mount Elem SchoolSwansea, ILHigh Mount SD 11632540.9%(133)
419Earl H Hanson Elem SchoolRock Island, ILRock Island SD 4120140.8%(82)
420Riverdahl Elem SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 20553540.8%(218)
421Butler Elem SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 18636740.3%(148)
422Fieldcrest Elem SchoolOak Forest, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 14421740.1%(87)
423Longwood Elem SchoolNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 20434639.9%(138)
424Johns Hill Magnet SchoolDecatur, ILDecatur SD 6162739.5%(248)
425Illini Elem SchoolFairview Heights, ILGrant CCSD 11031539.4%(124)
426Kenwood Elem SchoolChampaign, ILChampaign CUSD 440239.3%(158)
427Field Stevenson Elem SchoolForest Park, ILForest Park SD 9121439.3%(84)
428Beyer Early Childhood CenterRockford, ILRockford SD 20549739.2%(195)
429Northmoor Primary SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 15036539.2%(143)
430Westview Elem SchoolChampaign, ILChampaign CUSD 443439.2%(170)
431Sandburg Elem SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 18627939.1%(109)
432LEARN 10 Charter SchoolNorth Chicago, ILNorth Chicago SD 18729739.1%(116)
433Lindsay SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 18643839.0%(171)
434Oakdale Elem SchoolNormal, ILMcLean County USD 538638.9%(150)
435Sunnyside Intermediate SchoolBerkeley, ILBerkeley SD 8734438.7%(133)
436Hillside Elem SchoolHillside, ILHillside SD 9344038.6%(170)
437Washington SchoolBelleville, ILBelleville SD 11819238.5%(74)
438Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 6542138.5%(162)
439Roosevelt Elem SchoolBelleville, ILBelleville SD 11827238.2%(104)
440Malta Elementary SchoolMalta, ILDeKalb CUSD 42829338.2%(112)
441Ridgely Elem SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 18634337.9%(130)
442Chicago World Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29944937.6%(169)
443Jefferson Primary SchoolBellwood, ILBerkeley SD 8738037.6%(143)
444Longfellow Elem SchoolRock Island, ILRock Island SD 4126237.4%(98)
445Horace Mann ELCRock Island, ILRock Island SD 4138737.2%(144)
446Fox Creek Elementary SchoolBloomington, ILMcLean County USD 529236.6%(107)
447Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolFreeport, ILFreeport SD 14532536.6%(119)
448Broadmeadow Elem SchoolRantoul, ILRantoul City SD 13723136.4%(84)
449Burnham Elem SchoolBurnham, ILBurnham SD 154-514136.2%(51)
450Northeast Elem SchoolEvergreen Park, ILEvergreen Park ESD 12432936.2%(119)
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