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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois, drawn from 136 qualifying public middle schools. Chute Middle School leads the list at 28.9%, against a median of 65.0% 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

136

Cook County, Illinois

Best Largest group

28.9%

Median Largest group

65.0%

MOST DIVERSE · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Chute Middle School	Evanston, IL	598	28.9% Black (173)	28.8%(172)	28.9%(173)	28.3%(169)	5.7%(34)
2	Gemini Middle School	Niles, IL	1,111	31.8% White (353)	31.8%(353)	5.9%(66)	23.9%(265)	27.7%(308)
3	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	340	32.6% White (111)	32.6%(111)	10.0%(34)	14.1%(48)	32.1%(109)
4	Old Orchard Jr High School	Skokie, IL	711	33.3% White (237)	33.3%(237)	15.3%(109)	17.2%(122)	27.6%(196)
5	Central Middle School	Evergreen Park, IL	560	34.3% Hispanic (192)	32.0%(179)	27.5%(154)	34.3%(192)	1.4%(8)
6	Helen Keller JHS	Schaumburg, IL	617	34.7% White (214)	34.7%(214)	4.2%(26)	32.7%(202)	25.9%(160)
7	Lincoln Jr High School	Skokie, IL	628	35.2% Asian (221)	26.1%(164)	12.1%(76)	18.1%(114)	35.2%(221)
8	Dwight D Eisenhower JHS	Hoffman Estates, IL	662	37.0% Hispanic (245)	28.9%(191)	8.9%(59)	37.0%(245)	22.4%(148)
9	Field School	Northbrook, IL	333	37.8% White (126)	37.8%(126)	0.9%(3)	11.4%(38)	36.6%(122)
10	Friendship Jr High School	Des Plaines, IL	633	37.9% White (240)	37.9%(240)	5.4%(34)	36.6%(232)	16.0%(101)
11	Arbor Park Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	520	38.5% White (200)	38.5%(200)	14.8%(77)	30.2%(157)	15.4%(80)
12	Chippewa Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	652	40.3% White (263)	40.3%(263)	6.0%(39)	29.3%(191)	20.3%(132)
13	Westchester Middle School	Westchester, IL	324	40.7% Hispanic (132)	22.2%(72)	31.2%(101)	40.7%(132)	1.2%(4)
14	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	459	41.6% Hispanic (191)	34.0%(156)	6.3%(29)	41.6%(191)	14.2%(65)
15	Jane Addams JHS	Schaumburg, IL	695	42.6% White (296)	42.6%(296)	6.6%(46)	21.7%(151)	20.6%(143)
16	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	1,047	43.3% White (453)	43.3%(453)	4.4%(46)	24.7%(259)	2.4%(25)
17	Lincoln Hall Middle School	Lincolnwood, IL	413	43.3% White (179)	43.3%(179)	6.3%(26)	3.4%(14)	38.0%(157)
18	Robert Frost JHS	Schaumburg, IL	737	44.6% White (329)	44.6%(329)	2.3%(17)	22.8%(168)	27.1%(200)
19	Walter R Sundling Middle School	Palatine, IL	679	44.9% Hispanic (305)	34.9%(237)	6.9%(47)	44.9%(305)	10.0%(68)
20	Margaret Mead JHS	Elk Grove Village, IL	702	45.0% White (316)	45.0%(316)	5.1%(36)	19.7%(138)	26.6%(187)
21	Nichols Middle School	Evanston, IL	628	45.1% White (283)	45.1%(283)	15.4%(97)	23.3%(146)	4.0%(25)
22	Marie Murphy School	Wilmette, IL	253	45.9% White (116)	45.9%(116)	1.6%(4)	14.2%(36)	28.5%(72)
23	Maple School	Northbrook, IL	451	45.9% White (207)	45.9%(207)	1.1%(5)	6.7%(30)	37.9%(171)
24	Geo T Wilkins Jr High School	Justice, IL	508	46.5% White (236)	46.5%(236)	17.7%(90)	31.7%(161)	2.2%(11)
25	Golf Middle School	Morton Grove, IL	306	47.1% White (144)	47.1%(144)	4.6%(14)	10.5%(32)	34.6%(106)
26	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	303	47.2% Hispanic (143)	32.0%(97)	15.5%(47)	47.2%(143)	2.3%(7)
27	Jack Hille Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	490	47.8% White (234)	47.8%(234)	9.0%(44)	33.7%(165)	3.9%(19)
28	Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch	Oak Lawn, IL	1,090	47.9% Hispanic (522)	36.9%(402)	9.6%(105)	47.9%(522)	2.7%(29)
29	Simmons Middle School	Oak Lawn, IL	725	48.1% White (349)	48.1%(349)	5.8%(42)	38.6%(280)	4.1%(30)
30	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	1,128	48.2% White (544)	48.2%(544)	3.1%(35)	9.1%(103)	34.8%(393)
31	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	468	48.3% Hispanic (226)	38.3%(179)	2.8%(13)	48.3%(226)	6.6%(31)
32	Lincoln Middle School	Schiller Park, IL	474	49.0% Hispanic (232)	42.2%(200)	1.3%(6)	49.0%(232)	4.8%(23)
33	Grove Jr High School	Elk Grove Village, IL	741	49.0% Hispanic (363)	39.8%(295)	1.9%(14)	49.0%(363)	4.3%(32)
34	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	334	50.0% Hispanic (167)	24.9%(83)	22.5%(75)	50.0%(167)	1.8%(6)
35	Eastview Middle School	Bartlett, IL	757	51.3% White (388)	51.3%(388)	3.0%(23)	21.9%(166)	18.5%(140)
36	Rosa L Parks Middle School	Dixmoor, IL	320	51.6% Black (165)	0.0%(0)	51.6%(165)	48.1%(154)	0.3%(1)
37	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	357	52.9% Hispanic (189)	2.5%(9)	42.6%(152)	52.9%(189)	0.3%(1)
38	Haven Middle School	Evanston, IL	660	53.3% White (352)	53.3%(352)	17.3%(114)	13.2%(87)	4.8%(32)
39	River Trails Middle School	Mount Prospect, IL	508	53.4% White (271)	53.4%(271)	2.8%(14)	16.1%(82)	23.8%(121)
40	Roosevelt Middle School	Bellwood, IL	614	53.4% Hispanic (328)	0.2%(1)	44.0%(270)	53.4%(328)	0.0%(0)
41	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	980	53.6% White (525)	53.6%(525)	1.6%(16)	18.8%(184)	21.5%(211)
42	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	La Grange, IL	278	53.6% White (149)	53.6%(149)	1.8%(5)	35.6%(99)	3.2%(9)
43	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	714	54.6% White (390)	54.6%(390)	1.5%(11)	15.1%(108)	23.5%(168)
44	Jack London Middle School	Wheeling, IL	628	54.9% Hispanic (345)	29.9%(188)	2.4%(15)	54.9%(345)	8.9%(56)
45	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Hoffman Est, IL	621	55.1% White (342)	55.1%(342)	2.9%(18)	6.4%(40)	30.8%(191)
46	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	597	55.6% White (332)	55.6%(332)	2.2%(13)	35.0%(209)	2.5%(15)
47	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	302	55.6% Black (168)	1.0%(3)	55.6%(168)	39.4%(119)	0.0%(0)
48	Central Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	725	56.3% White (408)	56.3%(408)	10.2%(74)	20.7%(150)	1.5%(11)
49	James Hart School	Homewood, IL	681	57.0% Black (388)	20.6%(140)	57.0%(388)	14.7%(100)	0.1%(1)
50	S E Gross Middle School	Brookfield, IL	498	57.2% White (285)	57.2%(285)	1.4%(7)	33.9%(169)	1.2%(6)

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