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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Joliet, Illinois

21 public schools in Joliet, Illinois appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Marycrest Early Childhood Center leads the list at -58.5%, against a median of -15.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Joliet, Illinois

Best Enrollment change

-58.5%

Median Enrollment change

-15.1%

FASTEST DECLINING · JOLIET, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Marycrest Early Childhood Center	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	342	142	-58.5%
2	Isaac Singleton Elem Sch	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	628	304	-51.6%
3	A O Marshall Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	485	246	-49.3%
4	Thomas Jefferson Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	456	235	-48.5%
5	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	879	615	-30.0%
6	Forest Park Individual Ed School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	350	263	-24.9%
7	Sator Sanchez Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	784	635	-19.0%
8	Farragut Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	682	568	-16.7%
9	Grand Prairie Elem School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	587	494	-15.8%
10	M J Cunningham Elem Sch	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	572	484	-15.4%
11	Aux Sable Middle Sch	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	994	844	-15.1%
12	Woodland Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	431	368	-14.6%
13	Jones Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Minooka CCSD 201	636	553	-13.1%
14	Eisenhower Academy	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	240	209	-12.9%
15	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	829	724	-12.7%
16	Crystal Lawns Elem School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	371	328	-11.6%
17	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	1,170	1,072	-8.4%
18	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	707	653	-7.6%
19	Carl Sandburg Elementary	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	393	371	-5.6%
20	Lynne Thigpen Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	657	620	-5.6%
21	Taft Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	429	424	-1.2%

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