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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
201Estelle Kampmeyer Elem SchoolO FallonO Fallon CCSD 9039546517.7%
202Wayne Elem SchoolWayneSD U-4633339117.4%
203Payton College Preparatory HSChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,0731,26017.4%
204Maple SchoolNorthbrookNorthbrook/Glenview SD 3038445117.4%
205J T Manning Elem SchoolWestmontCUSD 20132938617.3%
206Chippewa Elem SchoolPalos HeightsPalos Heights SD 12820223717.3%
207Haugan Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 2999081,06517.3%
208Kenwood Elem SchoolChampaignChampaign CUSD 434340217.2%
209DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev CtrDekalbDeKalb CUSD 42824028117.1%
210Roosevelt Elem SchoolMolineMoline-Coal Valley CUSD 4032838417.1%
211Brook Park Elem SchoolLa Grange ParkBrookfield Lagrange Park SD 9576088917.0%
212Bristol Bay Elem SchYorkvilleYorkville CUSD 11559469517.0%
213Henry Winkelman Elem SchoolGlenviewWest Northfield SD 3157967716.9%
214Stewardson-Strasburg Elem SchoolStrasburgStewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A24829016.9%
215Whitehead Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20558067816.9%
216Frances Willard Elem SchoolRock IslandRock Island SD 4126731216.9%
217Kellogg Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29925629916.8%
218Southbury Elem SchoolOswegoCUSD 30857967616.8%
219Proviso Math and Science AcademyForest ParkProviso Twp HSD 20979292516.8%
220Long Beach Elem SchoolMontgomeryCUSD 30854163216.8%
221Jones-Farrar Intl BaccalaureateFreeportFreeport SD 14530035016.7%
222Enders-Salk Elem SchoolSchaumburgSchaumburg CCSD 5440246916.7%
223Lincoln Jr High SchoolSkokieSkokie SD 6953862816.7%
224Sarah Adams Elementary SchoolLake ZurichLake Zurich CUSD 9536842916.6%
225Crow Island Elem SchoolWinnetkaWinnetka SD 3630936016.5%
226Jahn Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29930936016.5%
227Field SchoolNorthbrookWest Northfield SD 3128633316.4%
228Walsh Elem SchoolLockportWill County SD 9231236316.3%
229Reba O Steck Elementary SchoolAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 20457566916.3%
230Hickory Grove Elementary SchoolDunlapDunlap CUSD 32374486516.3%
231Grande Park Elem SchPlainfieldCUSD 30859168716.2%
232Andalusia Elem SchoolAndalusiaRockridge CUSD 30023427216.2%
233Willow Grove Early Learning CtrBuffalo GroveKildeer Countryside CCSD 9631036016.1%
234DeKalb High SchoolDekalbDeKalb CUSD 4281,8402,13416.0%
235Minooka Primary CenterMinookaMinooka CCSD 20121324716.0%
236Winston Campus Middle SchoolPalatinePalatine CCSD 1573184715.9%
237Yorkville Middle SchoolYorkvilleYorkville CUSD 1159941,15215.9%
238Sherwood Elem SchoolHighland ParkNorth Shore SD 11229534215.9%
239Cherokee Elem SchoolLake ForestLake Forest SD 6729634315.9%
240Black Hawk Elem SchoolGlendale HtsMarquardt SD 1549857615.7%
241Tilden Career Communty Academy HSChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29924928815.7%
242Troy Craughwell SchoolJolietTroy CCSD 30C45552615.6%
243Ranch View Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20350558415.6%
244Mundelein Cons High SchoolMundeleinMundelein Cons HSD 1201,9782,28215.4%
245Mascoutah High SchoolMascoutahMascoutah CUD 191,0781,24315.3%
246Arcadia Elem SchoolOlympia FieldsMatteson ESD 16244851615.2%
247Sheridan Elem SchoolLake ForestLake Forest SD 6723026515.2%
248Hawthorne Elem SchoolElmhurstElmhurst SD 20549356815.2%
249Chicago HS for Agricult SciencesChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29971882715.2%
250Meehan Elementary SchoolBelvidereBelvidere CUSD 10059768815.2%
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