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

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Lake County, Illinois, drawn from 71 qualifying public elementary schools. Hawthorn Aspen Elem School leads the list at -36.1%, against a median of -11.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Best Enrollment change

-36.1%

Median Enrollment change

-11.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Hawthorn Aspen Elem School	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	490	313	-36.1%
2	Hawthorn Elem School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	540	347	-35.7%
3	Hawthorn Elem School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	761	505	-33.6%
4	Washington Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	574	384	-33.1%
5	Hawthorn Townline Elem Sch	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	444	306	-31.1%
6	Red Oak Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	326	225	-31.0%
7	Tripp School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	702	485	-30.9%
8	Wauconda Grade School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	606	421	-30.5%
9	Earl Pritchett School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	618	430	-30.4%
10	Clearview Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	580	404	-30.3%
11	West Elementary School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	470	339	-27.9%
12	Lotus School	Spring Grove, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	477	345	-27.7%
13	Beulah Park Elem School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	396	289	-27.0%
14	Whittier Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	586	438	-25.3%
15	W J Murphy Elem School	Round Lake Park, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	541	414	-23.5%
16	Park East School	Round Lake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	405	312	-23.0%
17	Olive C Martin School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	660	511	-22.6%
18	Glenwood Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	745	577	-22.6%
19	Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	501	395	-21.2%
20	Woodland Intermediate Sch	Gurnee, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	1,230	979	-20.4%
21	William L Thompson School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	609	488	-19.9%
22	B J Hooper Elem School	Lindenhurst, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	672	545	-18.9%
23	North Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	613	498	-18.8%
24	Woodland Elementary	Gages Lake, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	1,687	1,386	-17.8%
25	Howe Elementary School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	381	318	-16.5%
26	Robert Crown School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	928	776	-16.4%
27	Carman-Buckner Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	606	509	-16.0%
28	Fremont Intermediate School	Mundelein, IL	Fremont SD 79	764	651	-14.8%
29	Early Learning Center	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	255	221	-13.3%
30	Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	495	430	-13.1%
31	Little Fort Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	484	421	-13.0%
32	H R McCall Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	454	396	-12.8%
33	Green Bay Early Childhood Center	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	241	211	-12.4%
34	Spencer Loomis Elementary School	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	585	516	-11.8%
35	Prairie Trail School	Wadsworth, IL	Gurnee SD 56	513	454	-11.5%
36	Forrestal Elem School	Great Lakes, IL	North Chicago SD 187	435	386	-11.3%
37	A J Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	436	387	-11.2%
38	Adler Park School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	267	238	-10.9%
39	Big Hollow Elem School	Ingleside, IL	Big Hollow SD 38	579	522	-9.8%
40	Isaac Fox Elementary School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	576	520	-9.7%
41	Spaulding Elementary School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	493	450	-8.7%
42	West Oak Intermediate School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	292	268	-8.2%
43	Kildeer Countryside Elem School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	466	428	-8.2%
44	Hillcrest Elementary School	Antioch, IL	Antioch CCSD 34	666	614	-7.8%
45	Washington Elem School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein ESD 75	505	467	-7.5%
46	Oak Crest School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	330	308	-6.7%
47	Oak Terrace Elem School	Highwood, IL	North Shore SD 112	529	494	-6.6%
48	Newport Elem School	Wadsworth, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	279	261	-6.5%
49	Wilmot Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	510	477	-6.5%
50	Gavin Central Elementary School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	498	467	-6.2%

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