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

13 public middle schools in Sangamon County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public middle schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Benjamin Franklin Middle School leads the list at 40.6%, against a median of 78.4% 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

Sangamon County, Illinois

Best Largest group

40.6%

Median Largest group

78.4%

MOST DIVERSE · SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Springfield, IL	709	40.6% Black (288)	33.4%(237)	40.6%(288)	6.8%(48)	6.3%(45)
2	Lincoln Magnet School	Springfield, IL	300	50.0% White (150)	50.0%(150)	28.0%(84)	3.0%(9)	5.7%(17)
3	Washington Middle School	Springfield, IL	516	50.8% Black (262)	31.4%(162)	50.8%(262)	2.9%(15)	0.4%(2)
4	U S Grant Middle School	Springfield, IL	498	52.6% Black (262)	30.3%(151)	52.6%(262)	3.0%(15)	0.2%(1)
5	Jefferson Middle School	Springfield, IL	517	56.1% Black (290)	25.7%(133)	56.1%(290)	3.9%(20)	0.6%(3)
6	Glenwood Middle School	Chatham, IL	735	73.3% White (539)	73.3%(539)	5.0%(37)	4.3%(32)	6.1%(45)
7	Glenwood Intermediate Sch	Chatham, IL	672	78.4% White (527)	78.4%(527)	4.2%(28)	3.7%(25)	5.7%(38)
8	Riverton Middle School	Riverton, IL	347	83.9% White (291)	83.9%(291)	4.6%(16)	1.4%(5)	0.3%(1)
9	Rochester Jr High School	Rochester, IL	288	87.5% White (252)	87.5%(252)	2.4%(7)	1.7%(5)	2.1%(6)
10	Rochester Intermediate School	Rochester, IL	394	88.6% White (349)	88.6%(349)	3.0%(12)	1.3%(5)	1.3%(5)
11	Auburn Jr High at Divernon	Divernon, IL	236	89.4% White (211)	89.4%(211)	1.7%(4)	3.8%(9)	0.0%(0)
12	Pleasant Plains Middle School	Pleasant Plains, IL	393	90.8% White (357)	90.8%(357)	1.8%(7)	1.8%(7)	0.0%(0)
13	Williamsville Jr High School	Williamsville, IL	444	92.6% White (411)	92.6%(411)	1.4%(6)	2.0%(9)	0.2%(1)

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