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The most racially diverse public schools in Lake County, Illinois

179 public schools in Lake 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. Hawthorn Elementary School South leads the list at 72.4%, against a median of 53.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
179
Lake County, Illinois
Top Diversity index
72.4%
Median Diversity index
53.5%
MOST DIVERSE · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Hawthorn Elementary School SouthVernon Hills, IL50572.4%36.2%(183)7.5%(38)15.3%(77)33.5%(169)
2Hawthorn Middle School SouthVernon Hills, IL60971.5%37.1%(226)5.3%(32)25.4%(155)27.9%(170)
3Warren Township High SchoolGurnee, IL3,53770.7%32.3%(1,144)15.2%(536)39.4%(1,395)9.3%(328)
4Woodland Primary SchoolGages Lake, IL65770.4%27.1%(178)8.1%(53)44.0%(289)12.5%(82)
5Woodland Middle SchoolGurnee, IL1,54170.2%36.1%(556)9.5%(147)38.1%(587)10.2%(157)
6Park East SchoolRound Lake, IL31269.9%39.7%(124)5.5%(17)34.0%(106)14.4%(45)
7Prairieview SchoolHainesville, IL40069.5%38.8%(155)8.0%(32)36.5%(146)10.5%(42)
8Woodland ElementaryGages Lake, IL1,38669.4%30.8%(427)9.2%(128)43.4%(601)10.5%(146)
9Park West SchoolRound Lake, IL32169.4%45.8%(147)9.7%(31)25.6%(82)12.8%(41)
10Woodland Intermediate SchoolGurnee, IL97969.1%33.5%(328)9.9%(97)41.9%(410)9.2%(90)
11Spaulding Elementary SchoolGurnee, IL45069.1%17.3%(78)23.6%(106)46.4%(209)5.6%(25)
12Viking SchoolGurnee, IL46168.4%19.1%(88)23.4%(108)46.9%(216)3.7%(17)
13Hawthorn School for Young LearnersVernon Hills, IL24868.2%46.0%(114)5.7%(14)14.1%(35)28.2%(70)
14Hawthorn Middle School NorthVernon Hills, IL62768.2%46.1%(289)4.5%(28)21.5%(135)23.8%(149)
15Prairie Trail SchoolWadsworth, IL45468.0%17.4%(79)22.3%(101)48.2%(219)6.2%(28)
16Hawthorn Elementary School NorthVernon Hills, IL34767.3%46.4%(161)2.9%(10)18.4%(64)27.1%(94)
17William L Thompson SchoolLake Villa, IL48866.5%44.7%(218)3.5%(17)34.0%(166)4.9%(24)
18Vernon Hills High SchoolVernon Hills, IL1,41966.3%49.9%(708)3.0%(42)16.9%(240)23.2%(329)
19Forrestal Elementary SchoolGreat Lakes, IL38665.8%13.2%(51)31.4%(121)47.1%(182)1.0%(4)
20Big Hollow Primary SchoolIngleside, IL38765.5%47.0%(182)5.9%(23)33.3%(129)7.0%(27)
21Hawthorn Townline Elementary SchoolVernon Hills, IL30664.6%49.7%(152)5.2%(16)11.1%(34)29.7%(91)
22Beulah Park Elementary SchoolZion, IL28964.5%6.9%(20)41.5%(120)40.8%(118)0.3%(1)
23Westfield SchoolWinthrop Harbor, IL34664.5%44.2%(153)6.7%(23)38.4%(133)1.4%(5)
24Hawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolVernon Hills, IL31363.9%53.7%(168)3.8%(12)15.0%(47)20.8%(65)
25North Prairie Jr HighWinthrop Harbor, IL24063.4%50.4%(121)10.0%(24)31.3%(75)2.5%(6)
26Big Hollow Middle SchoolIngleside, IL74462.6%50.9%(379)6.5%(48)32.5%(242)4.0%(30)
27Grayslake North High SchoolGrayslake, IL1,20862.6%47.9%(578)6.5%(79)36.5%(441)4.1%(49)
28Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolLincolnshire, IL4,75862.5%41.0%(1,950)1.9%(91)8.7%(413)44.4%(2,114)
29Country Meadows Elementary SchoolLong Grove, IL43962.5%53.1%(233)4.6%(20)12.8%(56)27.3%(120)
30Olive C Martin SchoolLake Villa, IL51162.4%41.1%(210)4.9%(25)44.6%(228)1.6%(8)
31Grant Community High SchoolFox Lake, IL1,76962.1%52.2%(924)5.5%(98)30.8%(544)4.1%(72)
32Woodlawn Middle SchoolLong Grove, IL63262.0%49.8%(315)3.6%(23)7.8%(49)34.8%(220)
33Barrington High SchoolBarrington, IL2,71861.9%55.5%(1,507)2.3%(63)20.0%(544)17.7%(481)
34Meadowview SchoolGrayslake, IL35161.4%56.1%(197)6.5%(23)23.9%(84)6.5%(23)
35River Trail SchoolGurnee, IL47161.4%18.9%(89)14.0%(66)57.1%(269)3.8%(18)
36Frederick SchoolGrayslake, IL66761.4%52.8%(352)5.4%(36)31.6%(211)4.0%(27)
37Big Hollow Elementary SchoolIngleside, IL52261.3%51.1%(267)4.8%(25)34.3%(179)2.9%(15)
38Peter J Palombi SchoolLake Villa, IL84461.3%48.9%(413)4.3%(36)37.3%(315)1.4%(12)
39Grayslake Middle SchoolGrayslake, IL64161.2%52.3%(335)5.6%(36)32.6%(209)4.1%(26)
40Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchoolZion, IL2,11461.1%12.6%(267)21.3%(451)56.9%(1,202)1.3%(28)
41Tripp SchoolBuffalo Grove, IL48561.1%29.7%(144)1.2%(6)5.6%(27)53.8%(261)
42Willow Grove Early Learning CenterBuffalo Grove, IL36060.8%45.6%(164)0.3%(1)8.9%(32)41.9%(151)
43Mechanics Grove Elementary SchoolMundelein, IL48660.7%38.5%(187)2.7%(13)49.0%(238)5.1%(25)
44Mundelein Cons High SchoolMundelein, IL2,28260.5%37.7%(861)2.5%(58)49.6%(1,133)3.8%(86)
45Ivy Hall Elementary SchoolBuffalo Grove, IL48260.5%40.5%(195)1.2%(6)6.4%(31)47.5%(229)
46Lakeview SchoolZion, IL24960.5%2.4%(6)41.4%(103)46.6%(116)0.8%(2)
47Millburn Elementary SchoolOld Mill Creek, IL71160.4%58.0%(412)4.2%(30)18.6%(132)14.6%(104)
48Half Day SchoolLincolnshire, IL63360.3%41.1%(260)1.3%(8)3.8%(24)47.1%(298)
49Grayslake Central High SchoolGrayslake, IL1,37560.2%57.5%(791)6.5%(89)22.3%(306)7.8%(108)
50Northwood Middle SchoolHighland Park, IL54059.9%45.9%(248)1.5%(8)43.0%(232)3.0%(16)
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