Suburban schools with 50% or more black students
By Linda LuttonSuburban schools with 50% or more black students
By Linda Lutton
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SCHOOL NAME | CITY | COUNTY | SCH WHT% | SCH BL% | SCH HISP% |
SAUL L BECK UPPER GRADE CENTER | FORD HEIGHTS | COOK | 0 | 99.6 | 0.4 |
MEDGAR EVERS PRIMARY | FORD HEIGHTS | COOK | 0 | 99.5 | 0.5 |
MAYA ANGELOU ELEM SCH | HARVEY | COOK | 0.4 | 99.2 | 0.4 |
GEN GEORGE PATTON ELEM SCHOOL | RIVERDALE | COOK | 0 | 99.1 | 0 |
WASHINGTON ELEM SCHOOL | HARVEY | COOK | 0 | 98.8 | 0.5 |
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | RIVERDALE | COOK | 0.3 | 98.8 | 0.9 |
WILSON ELEM SCHOOL | BELLWOOD | COOK | 0 | 98.7 | 1.3 |
ROOSEVELT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | DOLTON | COOK | 0.9 | 98.7 | 0 |
WASHINGTON ELEM SCHOOL | RIVERDALE | COOK | 0 | 98.7 | 1.3 |
DIRKSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 0.5 | 98.4 | 1.1 |
ROOSEVELT ELEM SCHOOL | DOLTON | COOK | 0.7 | 98.2 | 0.4 |
PRIMARY ACADEMIC CTR | MARKHAM | COOK | 0 | 98.1 | 0.6 |
HARRIET TUBMAN SCHOOL | DOLTON | COOK | 0 | 98.1 | 1.9 |
SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL | COUNTRY CLUB HILL | COOK | 0.5 | 98.1 | 1.3 |
RIVERDALE SCHOOL | RIVERDALE | COOK | 0 | 97.9 | 1.4 |
THORNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | DOLTON | COOK | 0.1 | 97.8 | 1.5 |
HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL | COUNTRY CLUB HILL | COOK | 0.5 | 97.8 | 0.8 |
CHILDS ELEM SCHOOL | ROBBINS | COOK | 0 | 97.6 | 1.8 |
NEW BEGINNINGS LEARNING ACADEMY | SOUTH HOLLAND | COOK | 0 | 97.5 | 2.1 |
MEADOWVIEW SCHOOL | COUNTRY CLUB HILL | COOK | 1.1 | 96.8 | 1.4 |
HIGHLANDS ELEM SCHOOL | HAZEL CREST | COOK | 0.2 | 96.6 | 1.2 |
BERGER-VANDENBERG ELEM SCHOOL | DOLTON | COOK | 0.3 | 96.6 | 2.6 |
CHATEAUX SCHOOL | HAZEL CREST | COOK | 0.4 | 96.4 | 2.5 |
SANDBURG ELEM SCHOOL | HARVEY | COOK | 1.8 | 96.4 | 1.4 |
LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS | COOK | 0 | 96.3 | 3.7 |
LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | DOLTON | COOK | 0.8 | 96.2 | 2.4 |
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | DOLTON | COOK | 1.1 | 96.1 | 2.1 |
ZENON J SYKUTA SCHOOL | COUNTRY CLUB HILL | COOK | 2 | 95.9 | 1.8 |
CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 0 | 95.5 | 2.7 |
MAE JEMISON SCHOOL | HAZEL CREST | COOK | 1 | 95.2 | 2 |
WOODGATE ELEM SCHOOL | MATTESON | COOK | 1.5 | 94.9 | 1.8 |
DIEKMAN ELEM SCHOOL | DOLTON | COOK | 0 | 94.8 | 5.2 |
FLOSSMOOR HILLS ELEM SCHOOL | FLOSSMOOR | COOK | 1.4 | 94.8 | 1.6 |
LEXINGTON ELEM SCHOOL | MAYWOOD | COOK | 0.5 | 94.7 | 4.8 |
INDIANA ELEM SCHOOL | PARK FOREST | COOK | 2.9 | 94.7 | 1.9 |
NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEM SCHOOL | RICHTON PARK | COOK | 0.6 | 94.5 | 0.6 |
MARKHAM PARK ELEM SCHOOL | MARKHAM | COOK | 2.4 | 94.3 | 2.1 |
CAROLINE SIBLEY ELEM SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 1 | 94.2 | 3.9 |
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | DOLTON | COOK | 0 | 93.9 | 4 |
COLIN POWELL MIDDLE SCH | MATTESON | COOK | 3.1 | 93 | 2.3 |
MARTIN L KING ELEM SCHOOL | DIXMOOR | COOK | 0.5 | 92.9 | 6.6 |
ARCADIA ELEM SCHOOL | OLYMPIA FIELDS | COOK | 3.7 | 92.7 | 2.8 |
RICH CENTRAL CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL | OLYMPIA FIELDS | COOK | 3.2 | 92.3 | 2.5 |
DR RALPH BUNCHE SCHOOL | HAZEL CREST | COOK | 0 | 92.2 | 6.1 |
MCKINLEY JR HIGH SCHOOL | SOUTH HOLLAND | COOK | 1.8 | 92.1 | 4.7 |
PRAIRIE-HILLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | MARKHAM | COOK | 2 | 91.9 | 5.6 |
RICH SOUTH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL | RICHTON PARK | COOK | 3.4 | 91.8 | 2.5 |
BRYANT ELEM SCHOOL | HARVEY | COOK | 0.7 | 91.6 | 5 |
THORNTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL | HARVEY | COOK | 0.4 | 91.6 | 7.1 |
IRVING ELEM SCHOOL | MAYWOOD | COOK | 0 | 91.4 | 8.4 |
WASHINGTON ELEM SCHOOL | MAYWOOD | COOK | 0 | 91.4 | 8.6 |
MCKINLEY ELEM SCHOOL | SOUTH HOLLAND | COOK | 0.8 | 91.2 | 4.6 |
DR CHARLES E GAVIN ELEM SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS | COOK | 1.7 | 91 | 5.1 |
THORNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL | SOUTH HOLLAND | COOK | 2.2 | 90.9 | 6 |
WARREN PALM SCHOOL | HAZEL CREST | COOK | 2 | 90.6 | 5.3 |
ROBERT FROST MIDDLE SCHOOL | MARKHAM | COOK | 3 | 90.5 | 5.3 |
NOB HILL ELEM SCHOOL | COUNTRYCLUB HILLS | COOK | 2.1 | 90.3 | 6.3 |
MARYA YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | MATTESON | COOK | 1.8 | 90.2 | 4.1 |
GARFIELD ELEM SCHOOL | MAYWOOD | COOK | 0.4 | 90 | 9 |
O W HUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL | MATTESON | COOK | 6.1 | 89.9 | 3.1 |
LINDOP ELEM SCHOOL | BROADVIEW | COOK | 0.8 | 89.6 | 8.7 |
SAUK ELEM SCHOOL | RICHTON PARK | COOK | 5.4 | 89.4 | 3.5 |
ROOSEVELT ELEM SCHOOL | BROADVIEW | COOK | 0.2 | 89.1 | 9.5 |
BROOKS MIDDLE SCHOOL | HARVEY | COOK | 0 | 88.8 | 9.3 |
EMERSON ELEM SCHOOL | MAYWOOD | COOK | 0 | 86.5 | 13 |
CALUMET ELEM SCHOOL | CALUMET PARK | COOK | 0 | 85.9 | 14.1 |
GREENWOOD ELEM SCHOOL | SOUTH HOLLAND | COOK | 0.9 | 85.9 | 8.6 |
WOODLAND SCHOOL | HAZEL CREST | COOK | 4 | 85.7 | 9.4 |
WHITTIER ELEM SCHOOL | HARVEY | COOK | 0.4 | 85.4 | 6.4 |
21ST CENTURY PREPARATORY CENTER | PARK FOREST | COOK | 4.2 | 85.2 | 1.7 |
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BELLWOOD | COOK | 0.7 | 85.1 | 12.3 |
MATTESON ELEM SCHOOL | MATTESON | COOK | 10.6 | 85 | 3.6 |
RICHTON SQUARE SCHOOL | RICHTON PARK | COOK | 11.1 | 84.4 | 3.7 |
BROOKWOOD JR HIGH SCHOOL | GLENWOOD | COOK | 6.6 | 84.3 | 8.2 |
FOREST TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL | PARK FOREST | COOK | 8.9 | 84.2 | 3.3 |
LOWELL-LONGFELLOW ELEM SCHOOL | HARVEY | COOK | 0.3 | 83.7 | 15.2 |
COOLIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL | PHOENIX | COOK | 1.1 | 83.2 | 14.6 |
MCKINLEY ELEM SCHOOL | BELLWOOD | COOK | 0 | 81.9 | 17.5 |
OAK VALLEY ELEM SCHOOL | JOLIET | WILL | 6.8 | 81.8 | 11.4 |
BLACKHAWK INTERMEDIATE CENTER | PARK FOREST | COOK | 5.3 | 81.7 | 4 |
HEATHER HILL ELEM SCHOOL | FLOSSMOOR | COOK | 12.5 | 81.5 | 3.7 |
RICH EAST CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL | PARK FOREST | COOK | 12.3 | 81.1 | 5 |
WILSON ELEM SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS | COOK | 0.6 | 81 | 14.3 |
ROSA L PARKS MIDDLE SCHOOL | DIXMOOR | COOK | 0.9 | 80.8 | 17.3 |
MOHAWK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL | PARK FOREST | COOK | 10.9 | 80.5 | 3.9 |
LARAWAY ELEM SCHOOL | JOLIET | WILL | 8.7 | 79.8 | 11.4 |
BEACON HILL PRIMARY CNTR | CHICAGO HEIGHTS | COOK | 5.3 | 79.5 | 6.9 |
HICKORY BEND ELEM SCHOOL | GLENWOOD | COOK | 10.9 | 79.3 | 9.2 |
MADISON SCHOOL | SOUTH HOLLAND | COOK | 1.1 | 79.2 | 18.9 |
SCHRUM MEMORIAL SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 4.5 | 78.3 | 14 |
ILLINOIS SCHOOL | PARK FOREST | COOK | 16.6 | 78.3 | 4.1 |
RICKOVER JR HIGH SCHOOL | SAUK VILLAGE | COOK | 11.8 | 78.3 | 7.1 |
BURR OAK ELEM SCHOOL | CALUMET PARK | COOK | 0.8 | 77.4 | 18.7 |
BROOKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL | GLENWOOD | COOK | 6.9 | 77.1 | 13.2 |
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL | LANSING | COOK | 10.7 | 77 | 10.1 |
BURR OAK ACADEMY | CALUMET PARK | COOK | 0.2 | 75.7 | 23.1 |
WAGONER ELEM & DR T E RYAN LRN CN | SAUK VILLAGE | COOK | 9.7 | 75 | 9.2 |
WENTWORTH JR HIGH SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 3.9 | 74.6 | 20.6 |
WENTWORTH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 2.5 | 74.3 | 22.2 |
HOOVER ELEM SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 5.8 | 74.1 | 18.9 |
SIEDEN PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | MATTESON | COOK | 12.5 | 74 | 9.2 |
STRASSBURG ELEM & L J MORALES CNT | SAUK VILLAGE | COOK | 13.7 | 73.6 | 9.6 |
EISENHOWER SCHOOL | SOUTH HOLLAND | COOK | 2.9 | 73.3 | 23.8 |
PROVISO EAST HIGH SCHOOL | MAYWOOD | COOK | 1.3 | 73.1 | 24.3 |
KENNEDY ELEM SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS | COOK | 2.4 | 72.4 | 21.5 |
THORNTON FRACTNL NO HIGH SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 8.4 | 72.3 | 18.5 |
LONGWOOD ELEM SCHOOL | GLENWOOD | COOK | 8.2 | 72.2 | 18.3 |
NATHAN HALE ELEM SCHOOL | LANSING | COOK | 10.7 | 71.5 | 15.1 |
TALALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | PARK FOREST | WILL | 19.4 | 70.5 | 5.8 |
GRANT-WHITE ELEM SCHOOL | FOREST PARK | COOK | 3.3 | 69.9 | 17.1 |
ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL | BELLWOOD | COOK | 0.5 | 68.7 | 29.3 |
ALGONQUIN PRIMARY CNTR | PARK FOREST | COOK | 8.4 | 68.7 | 7.8 |
LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 3.9 | 68.6 | 27.5 |
FAIRMONT SCHOOL | LOCKPORT | WILL | 7.2 | 68.5 | 21.2 |
EDNA KEITH ELEM SCHOOL | JOLIET | WILL | 2 | 68.2 | 27.4 |
THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEM SCHOOL | BELLWOOD | COOK | 0.3 | 66.5 | 32.3 |
A J KATZENMAIER ELEM SCHOOL | NORTH CHICAGO | LAKE | 0.7 | 65.9 | 31.8 |
CORETTA SCOTT KING MAGNET SCH | UNIVERSITY PARK | WILL | 27 | 65.5 | 6.7 |
CRETE-MONEE SIXTH GRADE CENTER | CRETE | WILL | 29 | 63.7 | 7.3 |
CRETE-MONEE MIDDLE SCHOOL | UNIVERSITY PARK | WILL | 29.6 | 62.9 | 6.4 |
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BELLWOOD | COOK | 2.7 | 61.7 | 32.3 |
PARKER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | FLOSSMOOR | COOK | 29.1 | 61.2 | 5.5 |
CRETE-MONEE HIGH SCHOOL | CRETE | WILL | 33.4 | 61 | 4.5 |
PROVISO WEST HIGH SCHOOL | HILLSIDE | COOK | 4.1 | 60.8 | 32.3 |
TAFT SCHOOL | HARVEY | COOK | 1.5 | 59.9 | 36.9 |
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | NORTH CHICAGO | LAKE | 15.8 | 59.8 | 19.8 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCH | ALSIP | COOK | 17.8 | 58.9 | 21.3 |
NORTH CHICAGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCH | NORTH CHICAGO | LAKE | 4.5 | 58.8 | 34 |
WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | CALUMET CITY | COOK | 4 | 57.8 | 35.3 |
SERENA HILLS ELEM SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS | COOK | 14.9 | 56.9 | 25.7 |
SHILOH PARK ELEM SCHOOL | ZION | LAKE | 13.8 | 56.3 | 25.7 |
FARRAGUT ELEM SCHOOL | JOLIET | WILL | 15.3 | 56.1 | 21.6 |
BALMORAL ELEM SCH | CRETE | WILL | 32.6 | 56.1 | 10 |
BLOOM HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS | COOK | 9.4 | 55.6 | 34.4 |
CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | CRETE | WILL | 36.6 | 55.4 | 6.4 |
BLOOM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO HEIGHTS | COOK | 30.2 | 55.3 | 11.1 |
WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | JOLIET | WILL | 17.1 | 54.7 | 25.4 |
MACARTHUR MIDDLE SCHOOL | BERKELEY | COOK | 3.3 | 54.4 | 37.9 |
BURR RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL | BURR RIDGE | DUPAGE | 25.3 | 54.4 | 10.2 |
REAVIS ELEM SCHOOL | LANSING | COOK | 20.9 | 53.7 | 18.3 |
ANNE M JEANS ELEM SCHOOL | WILLOWBROOK | DUPAGE | 24.1 | 53.3 | 8.5 |
HILLSIDE ELEM SCHOOL | HILLSIDE | COOK | 7 | 52.7 | 36.6 |
FOREST PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL | FOREST PARK | COOK | 24.3 | 52.5 | 10.1 |
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR HIGH SCHOOL | FLOSSMOOR | COOK | 38.5 | 52.4 | 5.1 |
NEAL MATH SCIENCE ACADEMY | NORTH CHICAGO | LAKE | 4.2 | 51.1 | 42.4 |
WOODLAND ELEM SCHOOL | JOLIET | WILL | 2.1 | 50.9 | 42.4 |
OAKTON ELEM SCHOOL | EVANSTON | COOK | 21.8 | 50.1 | 24.8 |
FIELD STEVENSON ELEM SCHOOL | FOREST PARK | COOK | 22.2 | 50 | 14.4 |
HOWARD A YEAGER ELEM SCHOOL | NORTH CHICAGO | LAKE | 17.3 | 50 | 24.3 |
Source: Common Core of Data (CCD), Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Surveys for the most recent year available (2006-7 school year).