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The most racially diverse public schools in Cook County, Illinois

1,139 public schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Highland Elementary School leads the list at 77.1%, against a median of 43.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,139

Cook County, Illinois

Top Diversity index

77.1%

Median Diversity index

43.3%

MOST DIVERSE · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Highland Elementary School	Skokie, IL	316	77.1%	29.8%(94)	14.6%(46)	13.9%(44)	29.4%(93)
2	Jane Stenson School	Skokie, IL	365	77.0%	29.9%(109)	10.4%(38)	22.5%(82)	26.9%(98)
3	Young Magnet High School	Chicago, IL	2,223	76.9%	23.8%(529)	18.7%(415)	27.8%(617)	24.6%(548)
4	Skinner Elementary School	Chicago, IL	1,139	76.8%	25.6%(292)	25.8%(294)	13.3%(151)	27.8%(317)
5	John Muir Literacy Academy	Hoffman Estates, IL	498	76.1%	21.7%(108)	17.3%(86)	31.7%(158)	24.5%(122)
6	Rogers Elementary School	Chicago, IL	790	75.9%	19.8%(156)	21.3%(168)	33.8%(267)	19.9%(157)
7	Old Orchard Jr High School	Skokie, IL	711	75.6%	33.3%(237)	15.3%(109)	17.2%(122)	27.6%(196)
8	Thomas Edison Elementary School	Morton Grove, IL	605	75.6%	30.1%(182)	9.3%(56)	19.3%(117)	31.4%(190)
9	Lincoln Park High School	Chicago, IL	2,214	75.5%	30.5%(676)	22.0%(487)	29.2%(646)	12.4%(275)
10	Lincoln Jr High School	Skokie, IL	628	75.4%	26.1%(164)	12.1%(76)	18.1%(114)	35.2%(221)
11	Gemini Middle School	Niles, IL	1,111	75.1%	31.8%(353)	5.9%(66)	23.9%(265)	27.7%(308)
12	Anne Fox Elementary School	Hanover Park, IL	324	75.0%	27.2%(88)	11.7%(38)	35.5%(115)	17.3%(56)
13	South Loop Elementary School	Chicago, IL	847	75.0%	30.7%(260)	33.6%(285)	13.2%(112)	13.2%(112)
14	Swift Elementary Specialty School	Chicago, IL	533	74.8%	15.0%(80)	24.9%(133)	33.4%(178)	23.4%(125)
15	Devonshire Elementary School	Skokie, IL	417	74.6%	35.0%(146)	13.7%(57)	15.6%(65)	29.0%(121)
16	Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy	Chicago, IL	553	74.6%	22.8%(126)	22.4%(124)	12.5%(69)	36.5%(202)
17	Jones College Prep High School	Chicago, IL	1,954	74.6%	28.4%(554)	12.9%(253)	34.2%(668)	19.6%(382)
18	Dawes Elementary School	Evanston, IL	298	74.5%	30.2%(90)	25.5%(76)	29.2%(87)	4.0%(12)
19	Madison Elementary School	Skokie, IL	609	74.5%	27.9%(170)	10.5%(64)	17.2%(105)	36.1%(220)
20	Chute Middle School	Evanston, IL	598	74.4%	28.8%(172)	28.9%(173)	28.3%(169)	5.7%(34)
21	Payton College Preparatory High School	Chicago, IL	1,260	74.4%	31.8%(400)	9.7%(122)	26.1%(329)	27.4%(345)
22	Pritzker Elementary School	Chicago, IL	674	74.4%	38.7%(261)	18.1%(122)	23.4%(158)	8.0%(54)
23	East Prairie Elementary School	Skokie, IL	513	74.1%	29.4%(151)	7.4%(38)	23.6%(121)	32.5%(167)
24	Washington Elementary School	Glenview, IL	406	74.0%	33.7%(137)	6.2%(25)	17.2%(70)	32.0%(130)
25	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	340	74.0%	32.6%(111)	10.0%(34)	14.1%(48)	32.1%(109)
26	West Ridge Elementary School	Chicago, IL	683	74.0%	26.5%(181)	13.6%(93)	23.1%(158)	34.3%(234)
27	John Middleton Elementary School	Skokie, IL	521	73.7%	38.0%(198)	11.3%(59)	13.4%(70)	27.6%(144)
28	Walker Elementary School	Evanston, IL	364	73.6%	40.9%(149)	23.4%(85)	11.0%(40)	11.3%(41)
29	Albert Einstein Elementary School	Hanover Park, IL	512	73.5%	29.7%(152)	13.1%(67)	35.2%(180)	18.8%(96)
30	Kilmer Elementary School	Chicago, IL	790	73.4%	15.3%(121)	22.1%(175)	41.8%(330)	9.9%(78)
31	Northside College Preparatory High School	Chicago, IL	1,061	73.4%	35.1%(372)	6.0%(64)	28.4%(301)	23.4%(248)
32	Chicago World Language Academy	Chicago, IL	449	73.4%	10.0%(45)	37.6%(169)	27.8%(125)	18.3%(82)
33	Hoffman Estates High School	Hoffman Estates, IL	2,185	73.4%	27.7%(606)	9.9%(217)	37.4%(816)	19.4%(423)
34	Apollo Elementary School	Des Plaines, IL	536	73.3%	22.2%(119)	8.2%(44)	23.9%(128)	38.6%(207)
35	Armstrong G Elementary IntL Studies	Chicago, IL	1,304	73.3%	9.3%(121)	28.8%(376)	33.2%(433)	25.3%(330)
36	The District 54 Early Lrning Center	Schaumburg, IL	480	73.2%	28.3%(136)	7.7%(37)	34.0%(163)	25.6%(123)
37	Niles North High School	Skokie, IL	1,999	73.2%	35.0%(699)	10.3%(205)	17.2%(344)	32.0%(640)
38	Sullivan High School	Chicago, IL	762	73.2%	15.8%(120)	31.0%(236)	36.4%(277)	11.4%(87)
39	Joseph E Hill Education Center	Evanston, IL	258	73.1%	17.1%(44)	31.8%(82)	35.7%(92)	7.4%(19)
40	Senn High School	Chicago, IL	1,571	73.1%	18.2%(286)	23.9%(375)	39.7%(623)	14.2%(223)
41	Dewey Elementary School	Evanston, IL	321	73.1%	43.0%(138)	13.4%(43)	21.2%(68)	11.5%(37)
42	Hayt Elementary School	Chicago, IL	851	72.9%	10.3%(88)	20.4%(174)	39.3%(334)	25.0%(213)
43	Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts	Evanston, IL	421	72.6%	29.2%(123)	38.5%(162)	13.1%(55)	4.5%(19)
44	Goudy Technology Academy	Chicago, IL	491	72.5%	6.9%(34)	30.6%(150)	31.8%(156)	27.3%(134)
45	Booth Tarkington Elementary School	Wheeling, IL	540	72.5%	30.0%(162)	3.7%(20)	33.0%(178)	26.5%(143)
46	Elizabeth Meyer School	Skokie, IL	204	72.4%	41.2%(84)	10.3%(21)	13.2%(27)	26.5%(54)
47	Brentwood Elementary School	Des Plaines, IL	375	72.4%	36.0%(135)	7.7%(29)	26.7%(100)	26.1%(98)
48	Jamieson Elementary School	Chicago, IL	825	72.4%	23.4%(193)	7.4%(61)	32.0%(264)	33.6%(277)
49	Peterson Elementary School	Chicago, IL	913	72.3%	25.5%(233)	6.2%(57)	36.6%(334)	26.9%(246)
50	Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary School	Schaumburg, IL	451	72.3%	37.9%(171)	6.7%(30)	29.3%(132)	20.2%(91)

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