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The public middle schools with the highest share of Hispanic students in Cook County, Illinois

147 public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest share of Hispanic students, ranked by the share of students who are Hispanic or Latino, from federal NCES enrollment data. Gary Elem School leads the list at 98.3%, against a median of 22.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

147

Cook County, Illinois

Top % Hispanic

98.3%

Median % Hispanic

22.5%

MOST HISPANIC · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Hispanic students	% Hispanic
1	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	711	699	98.3%
2	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	231	226	97.8%
3	Columbus East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	411	402	97.8%
4	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	720	704	97.8%
5	Richardson Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	844	824	97.6%
6	Shields Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	330	321	97.3%
7	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	1,919	1,865	97.2%
8	Cicero East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	408	396	97.1%
9	Northwest Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	532	504	94.7%
10	Northlake Middle School	Northlake, IL	Berkeley SD 87	378	355	93.9%
11	Stevenson Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	682	618	90.6%
12	Evergreen Academy Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	191	172	90.0%
13	Mannheim Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Mannheim SD 83	768	676	88.0%
14	Freedom Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	504	441	87.5%
15	Heritage Middle School	Summit, IL	Summit SD 104	447	380	85.0%
16	Albany Park Multicultural Elem	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	243	199	81.9%
17	Lincoln Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn North SD 98	793	641	80.8%
18	Everett F Kerr Middle School	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	304	244	80.3%
19	Heritage Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	447	356	79.6%
20	Washington Middle School	Lyons, IL	Lyons SD 103	659	522	79.2%
21	Tefft Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	606	453	74.8%
22	Hester Jr High School	Franklin Park, IL	Franklin Park SD 84	426	310	72.8%
23	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	615	447	72.7%
24	Chicago Heights Middle School	Chicago Hts, IL	Chicago Heights SD 170	872	568	65.1%
25	Veterans Memorial Middle Sch	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	361	226	62.6%
26	Canton Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	531	325	61.2%
27	Kellar School	Robbins, IL	Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5	431	261	60.6%
28	Liberty Junior High School	Burbank, IL	Burbank SD 111	1,087	655	60.3%
29	Winston Campus Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	847	510	60.2%
30	Elm Middle School	Elmwood Park, IL	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	615	368	59.8%
31	Algonquin Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	597	346	58.0%
32	Jack London Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	628	345	54.9%
33	Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Alsip, IL	Atwood Heights SD 125	182	98	53.9%
34	Roosevelt Middle School	Bellwood, IL	Bellwood SD 88	614	328	53.4%
35	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	Berkeley SD 87	357	189	52.9%
36	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	334	167	50.0%
37	Grove Jr High School	Elk Grove Village, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	741	363	49.0%
38	Lincoln Middle School	Schiller Park, IL	Schiller Park SD 81	474	232	49.0%
39	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	468	226	48.3%
40	Rosa L Parks Middle School	Dixmoor, IL	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	320	154	48.1%
41	Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch	Oak Lawn, IL	Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123	1,090	522	47.9%
42	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	303	143	47.2%
43	Field Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	151	68	45.0%
44	Walter R Sundling Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	679	305	44.9%
45	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	459	191	41.6%
46	Westchester Middle School	Westchester, IL	Westchester SD 92-5	324	132	40.7%
47	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	Calumet City SD 155	302	119	39.4%
48	Simmons Middle School	Oak Lawn, IL	Ridgeland SD 122	725	280	38.6%
49	Brooks Middle School	Harvey, IL	Harvey SD 152	455	171	37.6%
50	Dwight D Eisenhower JHS	Hoffman Estates, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	662	245	37.0%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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