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

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Cook County, Illinois, drawn from 97 qualifying public middle schools. ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus leads the list at -80.5%, against a median of -12.3% 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

Cook County, Illinois

Best Enrollment change

-80.5%

Median Enrollment change

-12.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	425	83	-80.5%
2	Cicero East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	841	408	-51.5%
3	Shields Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	605	330	-45.5%
4	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	818	459	-43.9%
5	LEARN Chtr - Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	306	176	-42.5%
6	Indiana Elem School	Park Forest, IL	Matteson ESD 162	373	215	-42.4%
7	Evergreen Academy Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	316	191	-39.6%
8	Southwood Middle School	Country Club Hills, IL	Country Club Hills SD 160	451	283	-37.3%
9	Tefft Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	963	606	-37.1%
10	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,120	711	-36.5%
11	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	335	231	-31.0%
12	Richardson Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,214	844	-30.5%
13	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	999	720	-27.9%
14	Stevenson Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	943	682	-27.7%
15	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	2,618	1,919	-26.7%
16	Michelle Obama Sch of Technology	Park Forest, IL	Park Forest SD 163	584	428	-26.7%
17	Heritage Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	605	447	-26.1%
18	Freedom Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	658	504	-23.4%
19	O W Huth Middle School	Matteson, IL	Matteson ESD 162	546	421	-22.9%
20	Grove Jr High School	Elk Grove Village, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	943	741	-21.4%
21	Haven Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	836	660	-21.1%
22	Sauk Elem School	Richton Park, IL	Matteson ESD 162	352	281	-20.2%
23	Rosa L Parks Middle School	Dixmoor, IL	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	400	320	-20.0%
24	Heritage Middle School	Summit, IL	Summit SD 104	557	447	-19.7%
25	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	888	714	-19.6%
26	Northlake Middle School	Northlake, IL	Berkeley SD 87	469	378	-19.4%
27	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	Calumet City SD 155	370	302	-18.4%
28	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	754	615	-18.4%
29	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	371	303	-18.3%
30	Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Alsip, IL	Atwood Heights SD 125	222	182	-18.0%
31	Lincoln Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn North SD 98	967	793	-18.0%
32	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	406	334	-17.7%
33	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	Berkeley SD 87	430	357	-17.0%
34	Arbor Park Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Arbor Park SD 145	625	520	-16.8%
35	Irving Middle School	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	619	515	-16.8%
36	Albany Park Multicultural Elem	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	291	243	-16.5%
37	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	377	316	-16.2%
38	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Markham, IL	Prairie-Hills ESD 144	906	766	-15.5%
39	Worth Jr High School	Worth, IL	Worth SD 127	387	330	-14.7%
40	Kellar School	Robbins, IL	Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5	503	431	-14.3%
41	McKinley Jr High School	South Holland, IL	South Holland SD 150	334	287	-14.1%
42	Jack Hille Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Forest Ridge SD 142	568	490	-13.7%
43	Wilmette Junior High School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	887	766	-13.6%
44	Roosevelt Middle School	Bellwood, IL	Bellwood SD 88	709	614	-13.4%
45	Nichols Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	725	628	-13.4%
46	Colin Powell Middle Sch	Matteson, IL	ESD 159	647	564	-12.8%
47	Geo T Wilkins Jr High School	Justice, IL	Indian Springs SD 109	582	508	-12.7%
48	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	424	371	-12.5%
49	Forest Park Middle School	Forest Park, IL	Forest Park SD 91	212	186	-12.3%
50	Highcrest Middle School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	853	748	-12.3%

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