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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Illinois

558 public middle schools in 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. Chute Middle School leads the list at 28.9%, against a median of 69.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

558

Illinois

Best Largest group

28.9%

Median Largest group

69.9%

MOST DIVERSE · 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	Thayer J Hill Middle School	Naperville, IL	828	31.9% Asian (264)	29.9%(248)	18.5%(153)	14.6%(121)	31.9%(264)
4	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	340	32.6% White (111)	32.6%(111)	10.0%(34)	14.1%(48)	32.1%(109)
5	Fischer Middle School	Aurora, IL	861	33.2% Hispanic (286)	31.8%(274)	12.8%(110)	33.2%(286)	16.4%(141)
6	Old Orchard Jr High School	Skokie, IL	711	33.3% White (237)	33.3%(237)	15.3%(109)	17.2%(122)	27.6%(196)
7	Stratford Middle School	Bloomingdale, IL	520	33.9% Hispanic (176)	33.3%(173)	7.7%(40)	33.9%(176)	23.6%(123)
8	Central Middle School	Evergreen Park, IL	560	34.3% Hispanic (192)	32.0%(179)	27.5%(154)	34.3%(192)	1.4%(8)
9	Glenview Middle School	East Moline, IL	1,092	34.3% White (375)	34.3%(375)	28.9%(316)	25.1%(274)	4.6%(50)
10	Helen Keller JHS	Schaumburg, IL	617	34.7% White (214)	34.7%(214)	4.2%(26)	32.7%(202)	25.9%(160)
11	J W Eater Jr High School	Rantoul, IL	477	34.8% Hispanic (166)	24.9%(119)	27.7%(132)	34.8%(166)	0.8%(4)
12	Huntley Middle School	Dekalb, IL	865	34.9% White (302)	34.9%(302)	26.7%(231)	29.5%(255)	1.3%(11)
13	Washington Jr High School	Rock Island, IL	529	35.0% White (185)	35.0%(185)	30.6%(162)	19.7%(104)	4.5%(24)
14	Lincoln Jr High School	Skokie, IL	628	35.2% Asian (221)	26.1%(164)	12.1%(76)	18.1%(114)	35.2%(221)
15	Carl Sandburg Middle Sch	Freeport, IL	430	35.6% White (153)	35.6%(153)	27.7%(119)	19.3%(83)	1.2%(5)
16	Edison Jr High School	Rock Island, IL	398	36.2% White (144)	36.2%(144)	34.9%(139)	9.8%(39)	11.3%(45)
17	John F Kennedy Middle Sch	Plainfield, IL	912	36.3% White (331)	36.3%(331)	17.4%(159)	25.0%(228)	15.3%(140)
18	Bernard W Flinn Middle School	Rockford, IL	807	36.6% White (295)	36.6%(295)	24.0%(194)	27.0%(218)	5.7%(46)
19	Dwight D Eisenhower JHS	Hoffman Estates, IL	662	37.0% Hispanic (245)	28.9%(191)	8.9%(59)	37.0%(245)	22.4%(148)
20	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	609	37.1% White (226)	37.1%(226)	5.3%(32)	25.4%(155)	27.9%(170)
21	Orenic Intermediate School	Plainfield, IL	812	37.7% White (306)	37.7%(306)	19.1%(155)	36.2%(294)	3.1%(25)
22	Field School	Northbrook, IL	333	37.8% White (126)	37.8%(126)	0.9%(3)	11.4%(38)	36.6%(122)
23	Friendship Jr High School	Des Plaines, IL	633	37.9% White (240)	37.9%(240)	5.4%(34)	36.6%(232)	16.0%(101)
24	Bloomington Jr High School	Bloomington, IL	1,050	38.0% White (399)	38.0%(399)	23.9%(251)	20.4%(214)	2.1%(22)
25	Urbana Middle School	Urbana, IL	877	38.1% Black (334)	23.7%(208)	38.1%(334)	25.2%(221)	3.2%(28)
26	Woodland Middle School	Gurnee, IL	1,541	38.1% Hispanic (587)	36.1%(556)	9.5%(147)	38.1%(587)	10.2%(157)
27	Joseph Arthur Middle School	O Fallon, IL	299	38.1% White (114)	38.1%(114)	35.5%(106)	10.4%(31)	5.0%(15)
28	Edison Middle School	Champaign, IL	647	38.2% Black (247)	34.3%(222)	38.2%(247)	13.0%(84)	7.4%(48)
29	Arbor Park Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	520	38.5% White (200)	38.5%(200)	14.8%(77)	30.2%(157)	15.4%(80)
30	Eisenhower Middle School	Rockford, IL	963	39.0% White (376)	39.0%(376)	24.1%(232)	24.3%(234)	5.3%(51)
31	Troy Middle School	Plainfield, IL	881	39.0% White (344)	39.0%(344)	18.4%(162)	37.2%(328)	2.4%(21)
32	John Deere Middle School	Moline, IL	770	39.1% White (301)	39.1%(301)	11.7%(90)	38.0%(293)	1.6%(12)
33	Clinton Rosette Middle School	DeKalb, IL	575	39.1% Hispanic (225)	26.3%(151)	25.9%(149)	39.1%(225)	1.6%(9)
34	Jay Stream Middle School	Carol Stream, IL	572	39.7% White (227)	39.7%(227)	6.1%(35)	29.9%(171)	23.3%(133)
35	Columbia Central School	Steger, IL	646	40.3% Hispanic (260)	18.1%(117)	31.6%(204)	40.3%(260)	0.3%(2)
36	Chippewa Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	652	40.3% White (263)	40.3%(263)	6.0%(39)	29.3%(191)	20.3%(132)
37	Indian Trail Middle School	Plainfield, IL	520	40.6% White (211)	40.6%(211)	17.9%(93)	33.1%(172)	3.1%(16)
38	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Springfield, IL	709	40.6% Black (288)	33.4%(237)	40.6%(288)	6.8%(48)	6.3%(45)
39	Westchester Middle School	Westchester, IL	324	40.7% Hispanic (132)	22.2%(72)	31.2%(101)	40.7%(132)	1.2%(4)
40	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Rockford, IL	736	41.0% Black (302)	15.3%(113)	41.0%(302)	28.9%(213)	5.0%(37)
41	Freeport Middle School	Freeport, IL	515	41.4% White (213)	41.4%(213)	23.9%(123)	19.0%(98)	1.2%(6)
42	Spring Wood Middle School	Hanover Park, IL	420	41.4% Hispanic (174)	33.8%(142)	10.7%(45)	41.4%(174)	8.8%(37)
43	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	459	41.6% Hispanic (191)	34.0%(156)	6.3%(29)	41.6%(191)	14.2%(65)
44	Aux Sable Middle Sch	Joliet, IL	844	41.9% White (354)	41.9%(354)	18.8%(159)	28.1%(237)	4.5%(38)
45	Franklin Middle School	Champaign, IL	665	42.3% Black (281)	25.1%(167)	42.3%(281)	12.3%(82)	11.9%(79)
46	Kennedy Junior High School	Lisle, IL	937	42.3% White (396)	42.3%(396)	2.5%(23)	6.6%(62)	41.6%(390)
47	Jane Addams JHS	Schaumburg, IL	695	42.6% White (296)	42.6%(296)	6.6%(46)	21.7%(151)	20.6%(143)
48	Westview Hills Middle School	Willowbrook, IL	455	42.9% White (195)	42.9%(195)	7.0%(32)	22.6%(103)	21.3%(97)
49	Drauden Point Middle School	Plainfield, IL	658	42.9% White (282)	42.9%(282)	20.1%(132)	31.2%(205)	1.8%(12)
50	Thompson Jr High School	Oswego, IL	832	43.1% Hispanic (359)	37.5%(312)	12.6%(105)	43.1%(359)	1.7%(14)

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