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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Illinois

1,461 public elementary schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Daniel Burnham Elem School leads the list at -80.5%, against a median of -13.6% 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
1,461
Illinois
Best Enrollment change
-80.5%
Median Enrollment change
-13.6%
FASTEST DECLINING · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Daniel Burnham Elem SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99950185-80.5%
2Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29937098-73.5%
3Central Early ChildhoodGolden, ILCentral CUSD 321075-64.3%
4Crown Elem Comm Acd Fine Arts CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29925692-64.1%
5Plato Learning Acad Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299387157-59.4%
6Marycrest Early Childhood CenterJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86342142-58.5%
7Everett Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 29920089-55.5%
8Bureau Valley NorthWalnut, ILBureau Valley CUSD 340403183-54.6%
9LEARN Chtr - 7th CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299314144-54.1%
10Washington-McKinley Elem SchChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170615286-53.5%
11Davis M Magnet Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299249120-51.8%
12Isaac Singleton Elem SchJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86628304-51.6%
13Earl H Hanson Elem SchoolRock Island, ILRock Island SD 41413201-51.3%
14Johnson STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299425209-50.8%
15Stuart R Paddock SchoolPalatine, ILPalatine CCSD 15703348-50.5%
16U S Grant Elem SchoolSouth Chicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170290147-49.3%
17A O Marshall Elem SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86485246-49.3%
18Thomas Jefferson Elem SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86456235-48.5%
19Young Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299808417-48.4%
20Hunt Club ElemOswego, ILCUSD 308690357-48.3%
21Orozco Elem Fine Arts & SciencesChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299539280-48.1%
22Beidler Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299444232-47.7%
23Shields Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299838439-47.6%
24Jefferson Early Childhood CtrMoline, ILMoline-Coal Valley CUSD 40247130-47.4%
25Perry Elementary SchoolCarpentersville, ILCUSD 300520278-46.5%
26Orrington Elem SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65418225-46.2%
27Wanda Kendall Elem SchoolWatseka, ILIroquois County CUSD 9225122-45.8%
28Jefferson Elem SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170288157-45.5%
29Chalmers STEAM ElementaryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299371205-44.7%
30Washington Elem SchoolRushville, ILSchuyler-Industry CUSD 5204113-44.6%
31Wilson Elem SchoolChicago Heights, ILChicago Heights SD 170288160-44.4%
32Glacier Ridge Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, ILCrystal Lake CCSD 47642360-43.9%
33South Shore Fine Arts Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299398224-43.7%
34Whitney Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299986559-43.3%
35Seward Elem Communication Arts AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299685390-43.1%
36Burnside Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299463264-43.0%
37Sawyer Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 2991,552885-43.0%
38Clark G R Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299235134-43.0%
39Cicero West Elementary SchoolCicero, ILCicero SD 99971557-42.6%
40Stevenson SchoolLombard, ILSD 45 DuPage County294169-42.5%
41Greeley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299570331-41.9%
42Spry Elem Community SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299546317-41.9%
43Mark Twain Primary SchoolKankakee, ILKankakee SD 111330192-41.8%
44Mulberry Grove Elem SchoolMulberry Grove, ILMulberry Grove CUSD 1232135-41.8%
45Newberry Elem Math & Science AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299566330-41.7%
46Reilly Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299924539-41.7%
47Jonas E Salk Elem SchoolBolingbrook, ILValley View CUSD 365U670391-41.6%
48Barrington Early Learning CenterBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220330194-41.2%
49Jackson Charter SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 205413243-41.2%
50Hammond Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299440259-41.1%
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