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

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the highest share of White students in Cook County, Illinois, drawn from 147 qualifying public middle schools. Carleton W Washburne School leads the list at 91.0%, against a median of 32.0% 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 % White

91.0%

Median % White

32.0%

MOST WHITE · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	White students	% White
1	Carleton W Washburne School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	376	342	91.0%
2	McClure Jr High School	Western Springs, IL	Western Springs SD 101	469	409	87.2%
3	The Skokie School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	362	312	86.2%
4	Independence Jr High School	Palos Heights, IL	Palos Heights SD 128	236	200	84.8%
5	South Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	812	679	83.6%
6	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	856	705	82.4%
7	Lincoln Middle School	Park Ridge, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	749	616	82.2%
8	Central School	Glencoe, IL	Glencoe SD 35	561	461	82.2%
9	Emerson Middle School	Niles, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	890	698	78.4%
10	Highlands Middle School	La Grange Highlands, IL	LaGrange Highlands SD 106	429	331	77.2%
11	Sunset Ridge Elem School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	274	211	77.0%
12	Jerling Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	677	513	75.8%
13	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	717	542	75.6%
14	Northbrook Junior High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	621	460	74.1%
15	Prairie View Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	Kirby SD 140	579	428	73.9%
16	Lincoln Middle School	Mt Prospect, IL	Mount Prospect SD 57	784	576	73.5%
17	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	352	258	73.3%
18	Wilmette Junior High School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	766	550	71.8%
19	Thomas Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	1,024	722	70.5%
20	Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	Kirby SD 140	627	436	69.5%
21	Highcrest Middle School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	748	515	68.8%
22	J Giles Elem School	Norridge, IL	Norridge SD 80	499	343	68.7%
23	MacArthur Middle School	Prospect Heights, IL	Prospect Heights SD 23	483	326	67.5%
24	Century Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	636	427	67.1%
25	Park Junior High School	La Grange Park, IL	La Grange SD 102	661	439	66.4%
26	Orland Jr High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	524	345	65.8%
27	Roosevelt School	River Forest, IL	River Forest SD 90	625	398	63.7%
28	Barrington Middle Sch Station	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	886	560	63.2%
29	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	811	509	62.8%
30	Wood Oaks Jr High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook ESD 27	455	283	62.2%
31	Worth Jr High School	Worth, IL	Worth SD 127	330	204	61.8%
32	Cooper Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	732	440	60.1%
33	Elden D Finley Jr High School	Chicago Ridge, IL	Chicago Ridge SD 127-5	405	237	58.5%
34	S E Gross Middle School	Brookfield, IL	Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95	498	285	57.2%
35	Central Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	CCSD 146	725	408	56.3%
36	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	597	332	55.6%
37	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Hoffman Est, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	621	342	55.1%
38	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	714	390	54.6%
39	Percy Julian Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	927	506	54.6%
40	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	278	149	53.6%
41	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	980	525	53.6%
42	River Trails Middle School	Mount Prospect, IL	River Trails SD 26	508	271	53.4%
43	Haven Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	660	352	53.3%
44	Eastview Middle School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	757	388	51.3%
45	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	1,128	544	48.2%
46	Simmons Middle School	Oak Lawn, IL	Ridgeland SD 122	725	349	48.1%
47	Jack Hille Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Forest Ridge SD 142	490	234	47.8%
48	Golf Middle School	Morton Grove, IL	Golf ESD 67	306	144	47.1%
49	Geo T Wilkins Jr High School	Justice, IL	Indian Springs SD 109	508	236	46.5%
50	Maple School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook/Glenview SD 30	451	207	45.9%

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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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