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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Illinois · page 11

Ranks 501–550 of the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Illinois. Back to page 1.

MOST BLACK · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
501	Emerson Elem School	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	364	49.7%(181)
502	Belleville High School-East	Belleville, IL	Belleville Twp HSD 201	2,600	49.7%(1,292)
503	ACE Amandla Charter School	Chicago, IL	ACE Amandla Charter School	137	49.6%(68)
504	Laketown Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	135	49.6%(67)
505	Sieden Prairie Elementary School	Matteson, IL	ESD 159	279	49.5%(138)
506	Lincoln Elem School	Dixmoor, IL	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	174	49.4%(86)
507	Lewis School	Carbondale, IL	Carbondale ESD 95	325	49.2%(160)
508	Parsons Elementary School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	505	49.1%(248)
509	Suder Montessori Elem Magnet Schl	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	423	48.9%(207)
510	Western Avenue Elem School	Flossmoor, IL	Flossmoor SD 161	499	48.9%(244)
511	Early Childhood Center	Bellwood, IL	Bellwood SD 88	178	48.9%(87)
512	Orr Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	361	48.8%(176)
513	Muffley Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	386	48.7%(188)
514	Noble St Chtr-Muchin College Prep	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	909	48.6%(442)
515	Carbondale Middle School	Carbondale, IL	Carbondale ESD 95	457	48.4%(221)
516	Dubois Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	469	48.2%(226)
517	Dr Howard Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	426	48.1%(205)
518	North Ridge Middle School	Danville, IL	Danville CCSD 118	740	48.0%(355)
519	Harmony Intermediate Center	Belleville, IL	Harmony Emge SD 175	207	47.8%(99)
520	Ellis Elem School	Belleville, IL	Harmony Emge SD 175	382	47.6%(182)
521	Eisenhower High School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	909	47.6%(433)
522	Urbana Early Childhood Ctr	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	244	47.5%(116)
523	Ogden Int High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	519	47.4%(246)
524	Westinghouse High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,230	47.1%(580)
525	Sheridan Elem School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	314	47.1%(148)
526	Pershing Early Learning Center	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	416	47.1%(196)
527	Noble St Chtr-UIC College Prep	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	957	46.9%(449)
528	Jefferson Elem School	Belleville, IL	Belleville SD 118	293	46.8%(137)
529	Kankakee Junior High School	Kankakee, IL	Kankakee SD 111	501	46.7%(234)
530	Jefferson Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	711	46.7%(332)
531	George Washington Elementary Sch	Alsip, IL	Cook County SD 130	270	46.7%(126)
532	Franklin Elem School	Belleville, IL	Belleville SD 118	172	46.5%(80)
533	Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr	Crete, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	256	46.5%(119)
534	Lewis Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	427	46.1%(197)
535	Laraway School	Joliet, IL	Laraway CCSD 70C	433	46.0%(199)
536	Henderson Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	246	45.9%(113)
537	Early Learning Center	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	549	45.9%(252)
538	Emge Junior High School	Belleville, IL	Harmony Emge SD 175	146	45.9%(67)
539	Mireles Elem Academy	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	546	45.8%(250)
540	Lanphier High School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	1,117	45.8%(511)
541	Charter Oak Primary School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	337	45.7%(154)
542	Lorenzo R Smith Elem School	Pembroke Township, IL	Pembroke CCSD 259	193	45.6%(88)
543	John Kennedy Middle Grade School	Kankakee, IL	Kankakee SD 111	519	45.5%(236)
544	Brennemann Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	482	45.4%(219)
545	Liberty Leadership Middle School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	350	45.4%(159)
546	Signal Hill Elem School	Belleville, IL	Signal Hill SD 181	291	45.4%(132)
547	Belleville High School-West	Belleville, IL	Belleville Twp HSD 201	2,118	45.3%(960)
548	Lincoln Elementary School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	272	45.2%(123)
549	Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	Chicago, IL	Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	734	45.1%(331)
550	Minnie Minoso Academy	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	304	45.1%(137)

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