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The most racially diverse public schools in DeKalb County, Illinois

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in DeKalb County, Illinois, drawn from 38 qualifying public schools. DeKalb High School leads the list at 34.5%, against a median of 73.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
38
DeKalb County, Illinois
Best Largest group
34.5%
Median Largest group
73.2%
MOST DIVERSE · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityStudentsLargest group% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1DeKalb High SchoolDekalb, IL2,13434.5% Hispanic (736)34.4%(733)23.8%(508)34.5%(736)1.3%(27)
2Huntley Middle SchoolDekalb, IL86534.9% White (302)34.9%(302)26.7%(231)29.5%(255)1.3%(11)
3DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev CtrDekalb, IL28135.6% Hispanic (100)25.6%(72)28.8%(81)35.6%(100)2.9%(8)
4Jefferson Elem SchoolDekalb, IL30836.0% White (111)36.0%(111)30.8%(95)18.2%(56)6.8%(21)
5Malta Elementary SchoolMalta, IL29338.2% Black (112)36.9%(108)38.2%(112)18.1%(53)2.0%(6)
6Clinton Rosette Middle SchoolDeKalb, IL57539.1% Hispanic (225)26.3%(151)25.9%(149)39.1%(225)1.6%(9)
7Cortland Elementary SchoolCortland, IL52342.3% Hispanic (221)37.3%(195)11.7%(61)42.3%(221)0.0%(0)
8Founders Elementary SchoolDekalb, IL56543.9% Hispanic (248)18.2%(103)29.6%(167)43.9%(248)0.2%(1)
9Lincoln Elementary SchoolDeKalb, IL27245.2% Black (123)36.8%(100)45.2%(123)10.3%(28)0.4%(1)
10Littlejohn Elem SchoolDeKalb, IL36250.8% Hispanic (184)27.1%(98)14.1%(51)50.8%(184)0.0%(0)
11Gwendolyn Brooks Elem SchDekalb, IL32855.5% Black (182)16.2%(53)55.5%(182)14.6%(48)0.3%(1)
12Tyler Elementary SchoolDe Kalb, IL26555.9% Black (148)21.5%(57)55.9%(148)10.9%(29)1.1%(3)
13West Elem SchoolSycamore, IL27065.2% White (176)65.2%(176)5.6%(15)21.1%(57)0.7%(2)
14Kingston Elementary SchoolKingston, IL31068.7% White (213)68.7%(213)0.7%(2)25.5%(79)1.0%(3)
15South Prairie Elementary SchoolSycamore, IL45671.0% White (324)71.0%(324)5.7%(26)16.4%(75)1.1%(5)
16Genoa-Kingston High SchoolGenoa, IL48571.1% White (345)71.1%(345)1.0%(5)24.5%(119)1.6%(8)
17Sandwich Community High SchoolSandwich, IL56072.9% White (408)72.9%(408)0.7%(4)22.0%(123)0.7%(4)
18Genoa Elementary SchoolGenoa, IL35373.1% White (258)73.1%(258)0.8%(3)23.2%(82)0.6%(2)
19Sandwich Middle SchoolSandwich, IL42073.1% White (307)73.1%(307)0.5%(2)22.4%(94)0.5%(2)
20Genoa-Kingston Middle SchoolGenoa, IL35573.2% White (260)73.2%(260)1.1%(4)22.3%(79)1.7%(6)
21Lynn G Haskin Elementary SchoolSandwich, IL22674.3% White (168)74.3%(168)0.4%(1)22.6%(51)0.9%(2)
22Southeast Elem SchoolSycamore, IL30076.7% White (230)76.7%(230)2.7%(8)14.3%(43)0.7%(2)
23Sycamore Middle SchoolSycamore, IL84777.2% White (654)77.2%(654)3.8%(32)13.1%(111)1.8%(15)
24Herman E DummerSandwich, IL27578.2% White (215)78.2%(215)0.7%(2)17.8%(49)0.7%(2)
25Hiawatha Jr/Sr High SchoolKirkland, IL21178.7% White (166)78.7%(166)1.9%(4)13.7%(29)0.0%(0)
26Indian Creek Elementary SchoolShabbona, IL26978.8% White (212)78.8%(212)1.5%(4)17.5%(47)0.4%(1)
27Indian Creek High SchoolShabbona, IL26879.1% White (212)79.1%(212)3.4%(9)14.6%(39)0.0%(0)
28Hinckley-Big Rock High SchoolHinckley, IL21779.3% White (172)79.3%(172)0.0%(0)16.6%(36)0.9%(2)
29Indian Creek Middle SchoolWaterman, IL21379.3% White (169)79.3%(169)3.3%(7)13.6%(29)0.0%(0)
30Sycamore High SchoolSycamore, IL1,16179.4% White (922)79.4%(922)3.1%(36)12.1%(140)1.9%(22)
31North Elementary SchoolSycamore, IL30979.9% White (247)79.9%(247)3.6%(11)8.4%(26)2.6%(8)
32Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5Kirkland, IL21680.1% White (173)80.1%(173)0.9%(2)14.3%(31)0.0%(0)
33Prairie View Elem SchoolSandwich, IL22180.5% White (178)80.5%(178)0.5%(1)17.6%(39)0.0%(0)
34Hinckley-Big Rock Elem SchHinckley, IL29780.8% White (240)80.8%(240)1.7%(5)13.5%(40)0.7%(2)
35James R Wood Elem SchoolSomonauk, IL29882.5% White (246)82.5%(246)0.7%(2)14.4%(43)0.3%(1)
36Somonauk Middle SchoolSomonauk, IL24983.9% White (209)83.9%(209)0.8%(2)12.1%(30)1.6%(4)
37North Grove Elementary SchoolSycamore, IL37784.3% White (318)84.3%(318)2.4%(9)4.5%(17)3.2%(12)
38Somonauk High SchoolSomonauk, IL22484.8% White (190)84.8%(190)1.3%(3)10.7%(24)1.8%(4)
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