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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
801Meadowdale Elem SchoolCarpentersvilleCUSD 3004114212.4%
802MacArthur Intrntl Spanish AcadHoffman EstatesSchaumburg CCSD 544254352.4%
803South Beloit Sr High SchoolSouth BeloitCounty of Winnebago SD 3202482542.4%
804Oak Lawn Comm High SchoolOak LawnOak Lawn CHSD 2291,8231,8672.4%
805Prairie Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 2035035152.4%
806Scott Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 2034254352.4%
807Edison Middle SchoolWheatonCUSD 2006206352.4%
808Infinity Math Science & Tech HSChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2994174272.4%
809Carl Sandburg Elem SchoolWheatonCUSD 2003934022.3%
810Dixon High SchoolDixonDixon USD 1707437602.3%
811Columbia Middle SchoolColumbiaColumbia CUSD 45986122.3%
812Lakeview Elem SchoolHoffman EstatesSchaumburg CCSD 544935042.2%
813Eisenhower Middle SchoolRockfordRockford SD 2059429632.2%
814El Paso-Gridley High SchoolEl PasoEl Paso-Gridley CUSD 113563642.2%
815Marie Schaefer Elem SchoolO FallonO Fallon CCSD 905855982.2%
816Clifford Johnson SchoolWarrenvilleCUSD 2004634732.2%
817Suder Montessori Elem Magnet SchlChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2994144232.2%
818Iuka Comm Cons SchoolIukaIuka CCSD 72262312.2%
819Brighton North Primary SchoolBrightonSouthwestern CUSD 92872932.1%
820Coretta Scott King Magnet SchUniversity ParkCrete Monee CUSD 201U2872932.1%
821Davenport Elem SchoolEurekaEureka CUD 1404214302.1%
822Glenbard East High SchoolLombardGlenbard Twp HSD 872,2632,3112.1%
823University High SchoolNormalISU Laboratory Schools6126242.0%
824Braeside Elem SchoolHighland ParkNorth Shore SD 1122552602.0%
825Robert Frost Elem SchoolMount ProspectComm Cons SD 593523592.0%
826Northmoor Primary SchoolPeoriaPeoria SD 1503583652.0%
827Noble St Chtr-UIC College PrepChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2999399571.9%
828Je-Neir Elem SchoolMomenceMomence CUSD 13223281.9%
829Butterworth Elem SchoolMolineMoline-Coal Valley CUSD 402682731.9%
830Monroe Center Grade SchoolMonroe CenterMeridian CUSD 2233213271.9%
831Northeast Elem SchoolEvergreen ParkEvergreen Park ESD 1243233291.9%
832Gresham Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2993263321.8%
833H C Storm Elem SchoolBataviaBatavia USD 1013813881.8%
834Acero Chtr Sch Netwrk- VictoriaChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2995515611.8%
835Chester High SchoolChesterChester CUSD 1393293351.8%
836Francis Granger Middle SchoolAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 2049931,0111.8%
837Hyde Park Elem SchoolWaukeganWaukegan CUSD 602902951.7%
838Round Lake Senior High SchoolRound LakeRound Lake CUSD 1162,1572,1941.7%
839Sparta Lincoln SchoolSpartaSparta CUSD 1407237351.7%
840Joliet Central High SchoolJolietJoliet Twp HSD 2043,2393,2951.7%
841Oregon Elem SchOregonOregon CUSD 2207667791.7%
842Pontiac High SchoolPontiacPontiac Twp HSD 906476581.7%
843Hoover Wood Elem SchoolBataviaBatavia USD 1013573631.7%
844Walter R Sundling Middle SchoolPalatinePalatine CCSD 156686791.6%
845Abraham Lincoln Elem SchoolGlen EllynGlen Ellyn SD 415505591.6%
846Field Elem SchoolElmhurstElmhurst SD 2054264331.6%
847Carterville Intermediate SchCartervilleCarterville CUSD 54925001.6%
848Palos South Middle SchoolPalos ParkPalos CCSD 1187067171.6%
849Kenneth E Neubert Elem SchoolAlgonquinCUSD 3004384451.6%
850Grayslake Central High SchoolGrayslakeGrayslake CHSD 1271,3531,3751.6%
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