Suburban schools with 50% or more black students

Suburban schools with 50% or more black students

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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).