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

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public middle schools in Lake County, Illinois, drawn from 44 qualifying public middle schools. Hawthorn Middle School South leads the list at 37.1%, against a median of 63.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Best Largest group

37.1%

Median Largest group

63.5%

MOST DIVERSE · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	609	37.1% White (226)	37.1%(226)	5.3%(32)	25.4%(155)	27.9%(170)
2	Woodland Middle School	Gurnee, IL	1,541	38.1% Hispanic (587)	36.1%(556)	9.5%(147)	38.1%(587)	10.2%(157)
3	Park West School	Round Lake, IL	321	45.8% White (147)	45.8%(147)	9.7%(31)	25.6%(82)	12.8%(41)
4	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	540	45.9% White (248)	45.9%(248)	1.5%(8)	43.0%(232)	3.0%(16)
5	Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills, IL	627	46.1% White (289)	46.1%(289)	4.5%(28)	21.5%(135)	23.8%(149)
6	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	461	46.9% Hispanic (216)	19.1%(88)	23.4%(108)	46.9%(216)	3.7%(17)
7	Peter J Palombi School	Lake Villa, IL	844	48.9% White (413)	48.9%(413)	4.3%(36)	37.3%(315)	1.4%(12)
8	Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove, IL	632	49.8% White (315)	49.8%(315)	3.6%(23)	7.8%(49)	34.8%(220)
9	North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor, IL	240	50.4% White (121)	50.4%(121)	10.0%(24)	31.3%(75)	2.5%(6)
10	Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside, IL	744	50.9% White (379)	50.9%(379)	6.5%(48)	32.5%(242)	4.0%(30)
11	Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake, IL	641	52.3% White (335)	52.3%(335)	5.6%(36)	32.6%(209)	4.1%(26)
12	Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	625	52.6% Asian (329)	37.4%(234)	1.6%(10)	5.1%(32)	52.6%(329)
13	Frederick School	Grayslake, IL	667	52.8% White (352)	52.8%(352)	5.4%(36)	31.6%(211)	4.0%(27)
14	Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire, IL	720	53.5% Asian (385)	38.6%(278)	1.7%(12)	2.5%(18)	53.5%(385)
15	Matthews Middle School	Island Lake, IL	451	54.3% White (245)	54.3%(245)	1.8%(8)	36.1%(163)	3.5%(16)
16	Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside, IL	325	55.4% White (180)	55.4%(180)	4.3%(14)	35.1%(114)	0.6%(2)
17	Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove, IL	940	56.0% Asian (526)	31.3%(294)	2.1%(20)	5.5%(52)	56.0%(526)
18	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein, IL	529	56.1% Hispanic (297)	33.1%(175)	3.6%(19)	56.1%(297)	3.0%(16)
19	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	255	58.4% White (149)	58.4%(149)	1.6%(4)	32.5%(83)	0.4%(1)
20	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	601	60.7% Hispanic (365)	2.2%(13)	33.6%(202)	60.7%(365)	0.8%(5)
21	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	330	63.0% Hispanic (208)	6.7%(22)	25.8%(85)	63.0%(208)	0.0%(0)
22	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	715	63.1% Hispanic (451)	9.5%(68)	19.9%(142)	63.1%(451)	1.5%(11)
23	Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst, IL	388	63.9% White (248)	63.9%(248)	6.4%(25)	11.6%(45)	11.9%(46)
24	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	358	65.1% Hispanic (233)	2.5%(9)	27.6%(99)	65.1%(233)	0.0%(0)
25	Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda, IL	506	65.2% White (330)	65.2%(330)	1.2%(6)	28.1%(142)	3.2%(16)
26	Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch, IL	875	65.9% White (577)	65.9%(577)	4.7%(41)	20.0%(175)	2.1%(18)
27	Fremont Jr High/Middle School	Mundelein, IL	692	66.3% White (459)	66.3%(459)	2.8%(19)	16.9%(117)	10.1%(70)
28	West Oak Middle School	Mundelein, IL	280	67.9% Hispanic (190)	20.0%(56)	3.9%(11)	67.9%(190)	5.0%(14)
29	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	697	69.9% White (487)	69.9%(487)	2.6%(18)	10.2%(71)	12.6%(88)
30	Lake Bluff Middle School	Lake Bluff, IL	305	71.5% White (218)	71.5%(218)	1.0%(3)	15.4%(47)	7.2%(22)
31	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	475	75.2% Hispanic (357)	4.0%(19)	9.9%(47)	75.2%(357)	7.2%(34)
32	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	783	77.5% Hispanic (607)	11.1%(87)	7.8%(61)	77.5%(607)	0.3%(2)
33	Highland Middle School	Libertyville, IL	701	77.6% White (544)	77.6%(544)	2.0%(14)	9.3%(65)	5.0%(35)
34	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	721	78.9% Hispanic (569)	3.6%(26)	14.0%(101)	78.9%(569)	1.3%(9)
35	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	642	79.3% Hispanic (509)	9.2%(59)	7.6%(49)	79.3%(509)	0.9%(6)
36	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	599	80.3% White (481)	80.3%(481)	1.0%(6)	6.2%(37)	8.7%(52)
37	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	493	81.7% Hispanic (403)	3.9%(19)	10.8%(53)	81.7%(403)	0.6%(3)
38	Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	663	81.9% White (543)	81.9%(543)	2.7%(18)	6.6%(44)	4.1%(27)
39	Alan B Shepard Middle School	Deerfield, IL	476	82.3% White (392)	82.3%(392)	0.8%(4)	7.3%(35)	3.6%(17)
40	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield, IL	440	82.7% White (364)	82.7%(364)	0.5%(2)	5.7%(25)	5.7%(25)
41	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	651	83.4% Hispanic (543)	2.1%(14)	10.1%(66)	83.4%(543)	1.5%(10)
42	Deer Path Middle Sch East	Lake Forest, IL	375	84.3% White (316)	84.3%(316)	1.1%(4)	4.5%(17)	3.2%(12)
43	Deer Path Middle Sch West	Lake Forest, IL	361	84.5% White (305)	84.5%(305)	0.6%(2)	3.3%(12)	5.0%(18)
44	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	585	89.4% Hispanic (523)	2.4%(14)	6.3%(37)	89.4%(523)	0.7%(4)

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