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Fastest-growing Illinois public schools, 2017-2024

Illinois public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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ILLINOIS · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
451Niles West High SchoolSkokieNiles Twp HSD 2192,4352,6468.7%
452Triad Middle SchoolSaint JacobTriad CUSD 28519258.7%
453Waterloo High SchoolWaterlooWaterloo CUSD 58068768.7%
454J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elem SchO FallonO Fallon CCSD 904164528.7%
455Hancock College Preparatory HSChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2999671,0508.6%
456Brownstown Elem SchoolBrownstownBrownstown CUSD 2012432648.6%
457Harding Primary SchoolMonmouthMonmouth-Roseville CUSD 2382212408.6%
458Gower West Elem SchoolWillowbrookGower SD 624895318.6%
459Highlands Middle SchoolLa Grange HighlandsLaGrange Highlands SD 1063954298.6%
460Benjamin Franklin Elem SchoolMolineMoline-Coal Valley CUSD 402672908.6%
461Otis P Graves Elem SchoolSummitSummit SD 1045185628.5%
462Ridge Lawn Elementary SchoolChicago RidgeChicago Ridge SD 127-55275728.5%
463Flossmoor Hills Elem SchoolFlossmoorFlossmoor SD 1613293578.5%
464Webster Elementary SchoolCollinsvilleCollinsville CUSD 103293578.5%
465Waltham Elementary SchoolUticaWaltham CCSD 1852272468.4%
466Bloom High SchoolChicago HeightsBloom Twp HSD 2061,6811,8238.4%
467Amboy Central Elem SchoolAmboyAmboy CUSD 2722612838.4%
468Senn High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,4491,5718.4%
469Auburn High SchoolRockfordRockford SD 2051,8051,9578.4%
470Nicholson Elem SchoolMontgomeryAurora West USD 1293113378.4%
471Lisle Jr High SchoolLisleLisle CUSD 2023123388.3%
472Westmore Elem SchoolLombardSD 45 DuPage County3994328.3%
473John L Sipley Elem SchoolWoodridgeWoodridge SD 683974308.3%
474Haskell Elementary SchoolRockfordRockford SD 2052783018.3%
475Edgebrook Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2995125548.2%
476Canterbury Elem SchoolCrystal LakeCrystal Lake CCSD 474494868.2%
477Monroe Elem SchoolCaseyCasey-Westfield CUSD 4C4905308.2%
478Central Primary SchWashingtonCentral SD 516477008.2%
479Marion Jordan Elem SchoolPalatinePalatine CCSD 154655038.2%
480Plano High SchoolPlanoPlano CUSD 887007578.1%
481Pleasant Hill Elem SchoolPleasant HillPleasant Hill CUSD 32352548.1%
482Troy Heritage Trail SchoolJolietTroy CCSD 30C4444808.1%
483Coventry Elem SchoolCrystal LakeCrystal Lake CCSD 475826298.1%
484Daniel Wright Jr High SchoolLincolnshireLincolnshire-Prairieview SD 1036667208.1%
485Oakwood Grade SchoolOakwoodOakwood CUSD 765305738.1%
486Hickory Creek Middle SchoolFrankfortFrankfort CCSD 157C8739438.0%
487Triad High SchoolTroyTriad CUSD 21,1281,2188.0%
488Roslyn Road Elem SchoolBarringtonBarrington CUSD 2204144478.0%
489South Loop Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2997858477.9%
490Eugene Field Elem SchoolWheelingWheeling CCSD 215686137.9%
491Dr Maude A Sanders Primary SchoolPeoriaPeoria SD 1504104427.8%
492Waubonsie Valley High SchoolAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 2042,6422,8497.8%
493Butterfield SchoolLibertyvilleLibertyville SD 705275687.8%
494Kaneland John Stewart Elem SchElburnKaneland CUSD 3024645007.8%
495Stone Creek SchoolRoscoeKinnikinnick CCSD 1313343607.8%
496South Elem SchoolGlencoeGlencoe SD 353834137.8%
497Cooper Middle SchoolBuffalo GroveWheeling CCSD 216797327.8%
498Central Road Elem SchoolRolling MeadowsPalatine CCSD 155756207.8%
499Poe Elem Classical SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2992082247.7%
500Solorio Academy High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,1951,2877.7%
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