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

Across Illinois, 642 public middle schools are ranked here, 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 12.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

642

Illinois

Top % Hispanic

98.3%

Median % Hispanic

12.6%

MOST HISPANIC · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	% Hispanic
1	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	711	98.3%(699)
2	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	231	97.8%(226)
3	Columbus East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	411	97.8%(402)
4	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	720	97.8%(704)
5	Richardson Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	844	97.6%(824)
6	Shields Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	330	97.3%(321)
7	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	1,919	97.2%(1,865)
8	Cicero East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	408	97.1%(396)
9	Northwest Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	532	94.7%(504)
10	Northlake Middle School	Northlake, IL	Berkeley SD 87	378	93.9%(355)
11	Stevenson Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	682	90.6%(618)
12	C F Simmons Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	792	90.5%(717)
13	Evergreen Academy Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	191	90.0%(172)
14	K D Waldo Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	729	89.4%(652)
15	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	585	89.4%(523)
16	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	615	89.1%(548)
17	Mannheim Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Mannheim SD 83	768	88.0%(676)
18	Freedom Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	504	87.5%(441)
19	Carpentersville Middle School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	1,142	87.5%(999)
20	Ellis Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	496	86.3%(428)
21	Heritage Middle School	Summit, IL	Summit SD 104	447	85.0%(380)
22	Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	284	84.5%(240)
23	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	651	83.4%(543)
24	Leman Middle School	West Chicago, IL	West Chicago ESD 33	1,048	83.2%(872)
25	Henry W Cowherd Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	807	83.2%(671)
26	Albany Park Multicultural Elem	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	243	81.9%(199)
27	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	493	81.7%(403)
28	Lincoln Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn North SD 98	793	80.8%(641)
29	Everett F Kerr Middle School	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	304	80.3%(244)
30	Larsen Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	570	79.7%(454)
31	Heritage Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	447	79.6%(356)
32	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	642	79.3%(509)
33	Washington Middle School	Lyons, IL	Lyons SD 103	659	79.2%(522)
34	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	721	78.9%(569)
35	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	783	77.5%(607)
36	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	475	75.2%(357)
37	Tefft Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	606	74.8%(453)
38	Kimball Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	501	74.0%(371)
39	Abbott Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	551	73.9%(407)
40	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	724	73.5%(532)
41	Jefferson Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	577	73.0%(421)
42	Hester Jr High School	Franklin Park, IL	Franklin Park SD 84	426	72.8%(310)
43	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	615	72.7%(447)
44	Blackhawk Middle School	Bensenville, IL	Bensenville SD 2	665	71.6%(476)
45	Harvard Jr High School	Harvard, IL	Harvard CUSD 50	593	71.5%(424)
46	Indian Trail Jr High School	Addison, IL	Addison SD 4	1,111	71.2%(791)
47	West Oak Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	280	67.9%(190)
48	Washington Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	690	67.5%(466)
49	Jefferson Middle School	Villa Park, IL	SD 45 DuPage County	375	66.7%(250)
50	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	653	65.2%(426)

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