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

642 public middle schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the public middle 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. East St Louis-Lincoln Middle Sch leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 3.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
642
Illinois
Top % Black
98.6%
Median % Black
3.7%
MOST BLACK · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1East St Louis-Lincoln Middle SchEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18935998.6%(354)
2Washington Junior HighRiverdale, ILDolton SD 14811896.6%(114)
3Creative Communications AcadCalumet City, ILDolton SD 14924695.5%(235)
4LEARN Chtr - Middle SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29917694.9%(167)
5Mason/Clark Middle SchEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 18954094.6%(511)
6School of Fine ArtsCalumet City, ILDolton SD 14922493.3%(209)
7S T E M AcademyCalumet City, ILDolton SD 14924393.0%(226)
8Cottage Grove Upper Grade CenterFord Heights, ILFord Heights SD 16915693.0%(145)
9Roosevelt Junior High SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 14813092.3%(120)
10Madison Jr High SchoolMadison, ILMadison CUSD 1212490.3%(112)
11McKinley Jr High SchoolSouth Holland, ILSouth Holland SD 15028789.2%(256)
12Wirth/Parks Middle SchoolCahokia, ILCahokia CUSD 18757188.3%(504)
13O W Huth Middle SchoolMatteson, ILMatteson ESD 16242187.7%(369)
14Indiana Elem SchoolPark Forest, ILMatteson ESD 16221587.0%(187)
15Lincoln Junior High SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 14816886.3%(145)
16Sauk Elem SchoolRichton Park, ILMatteson ESD 16228185.4%(240)
17Southwood Middle SchoolCountry Club Hills, ILCountry Club Hills SD 16028384.5%(239)
18Michelle Obama Sch of TechnologyPark Forest, ILPark Forest SD 16342882.2%(352)
19Colin Powell Middle SchMatteson, ILESD 15956481.4%(459)
20Schrum Memorial SchoolCalumet City, ILHoover-Schrum Memorial SD 15727480.3%(220)
21Heritage Middle SchoolLansing, ILSunnybrook SD 17150077.8%(389)
22Barack Obama Sch of LdershipChicago Heights, ILPark Forest SD 16336777.1%(283)
23Prairie-Hills Junior High SchoolMarkham, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 14476676.9%(589)
24Brookwood Jr High SchoolGlenwood, ILBrookwood SD 16722674.3%(168)
25Sterling Middle SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 15037473.8%(276)
26Calumet Elem SchoolCalumet Park, ILCalumet Public SD 13231673.4%(232)
27Rickover Jr High SchoolSauk Village, ILCCSD 16837172.8%(270)
28Brookwood Middle SchoolGlenwood, ILBrookwood SD 16723171.9%(166)
29Parker Junior High SchoolFlossmoor, ILFlossmoor SD 16182269.1%(568)
30Burr Ridge Middle SchoolBurr Ridge, ILCCSD 18020668.9%(142)
31Harold B Dawson Middle SchoolWest Peoria, ILPeoria SD 15033166.8%(221)
32Coolidge Middle SchoolPhoenix, ILSouth Holland SD 15146064.8%(298)
33Irving Middle SchoolMaywood, ILMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 8951562.9%(324)
34Kennedy Middle SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 20539362.6%(246)
35West Jr High SchoolBelleville, ILBelleville SD 11836462.4%(227)
36Von Steuben Middle SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 15026660.5%(161)
37Mark W Bills Middle SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 15025860.5%(156)
38Memorial Jr High SchoolLansing, ILLansing SD 15885459.4%(507)
39Whiteside Middle SchoolBelleville, ILWhiteside SD 11547559.4%(282)
40Crete-Monee Middle SchoolUniversity Park, ILCrete Monee CUSD 201U1,00259.3%(594)
41Brooks Middle SchoolHarvey, ILHarvey SD 15245557.8%(263)
42James Hart SchoolHomewood, ILHomewood SD 15368157.0%(388)
43Jefferson Middle SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 18651756.1%(290)
44Wentworth Jr High SchoolCalumet City, ILCalumet City SD 15530255.6%(168)
45Forest Park Middle SchoolForest Park, ILForest Park SD 9118655.4%(103)
46South View Upper Elem SchoolDanville, ILDanville CCSD 11866454.4%(361)
47Stephen Decatur Middle SchoolDecatur, ILDecatur SD 6141353.0%(219)
48Pleasant Valley Intermediate SchPeoria, ILPleasant Valley SD 6216653.0%(88)
49U S Grant Middle SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 18649852.6%(262)
50Rosa L Parks Middle SchoolDixmoor, ILW Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 14732051.6%(165)
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