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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Cook County, Illinois

Across Cook County, Illinois, 661 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Daniel Burnham Elementary School leads the list at -80.5%, against a median of -16.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
661
Cook County, Illinois
Best Enrollment change
-80.5%
Median Enrollment change
-16.2%
FASTEST DECLINING · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Daniel Burnham Elementary SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99950185-80.5%
2Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937098-73.5%
3Crown Elementary Comm Acd Fine Arts CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925692-64.1%
4Plato Learning Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299387157-59.4%
5Everett Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920089-55.5%
6LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299314144-54.1%
7Washington-McKinley Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170615286-53.5%
8Davis M Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299249120-51.8%
9Johnson STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299425209-50.8%
10Stuart R Paddock SchoolPalatine, ILPalatine CCSD 15703348-50.5%
11U S Grant Elementary SchoolSouth Chicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170290147-49.3%
12Young Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299808417-48.4%
13Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & SciencesChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299539280-48.1%
14Beidler Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299444232-47.7%
15Shields Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299838439-47.6%
16Orrington Elementary SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65418225-46.2%
17Jefferson Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170288157-45.5%
18Chalmers STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299371205-44.7%
19Wilson Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170288160-44.4%
20South Shore Fine Arts Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299398224-43.7%
21Whitney Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299986559-43.3%
22Seward Elementary Communication Arts AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299685390-43.1%
23Burnside Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299463264-43.0%
24Sawyer Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,552885-43.0%
25Clark G R Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299235134-43.0%
26Cicero West Elementary SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99971557-42.6%
27Greeley Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299570331-41.9%
28Spry Elementary Community SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299546317-41.9%
29Newberry Elementary Math & Science AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299566330-41.7%
30Reilly Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299924539-41.7%
31Barrington Early Learning CenterBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220330194-41.2%
32Hammond Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299440259-41.1%
33CICS - Loomis Primary CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299561333-40.6%
34Diekman Elementary SchoolDolton, ILDolton SD 149382227-40.6%
35W W Walker Elementary SchoolBedford Park, ILSummit SD 104218130-40.4%
36Oglesby Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299492293-40.4%
37Ward L Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299467279-40.3%
38Yates Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299446268-39.9%
39Gillespie Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299478288-39.7%
40Sabin Elementary Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299585354-39.5%
41Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299536326-39.2%
42Rowe ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,012617-39.0%
43Harry E Fry SchoolBurbank, ILBurbank SD 111439268-39.0%
44Carnegie Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299631389-38.4%
45Jensen Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299414255-38.4%
46Kanoon Elementary Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299630389-38.3%
47Webster Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299296183-38.2%
48Kellman Corporate Community Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299337209-38.0%
49Hefferan Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299345214-38.0%
50Walsh Elementary SchoolSummit, ILSummit SD 104293182-37.9%
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