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

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