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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Illinois

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Illinois, drawn from 440 qualifying public middle schools. ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus leads the list at -80.5%, against a median of -11.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

440

Illinois

Best Enrollment change

-80.5%

Median Enrollment change

-11.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · 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	West Carroll Middle School	Mount Carroll, IL	West Carroll CUSD 314	303	162	-46.5%
4	Shields Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	605	330	-45.5%
5	East St Louis-Lincoln Middle Sch	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	646	359	-44.4%
6	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	818	459	-43.9%
7	LEARN Chtr - Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	306	176	-42.5%
8	Indiana Elem School	Park Forest, IL	Matteson ESD 162	373	215	-42.4%
9	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	549	330	-39.9%
10	Evergreen Academy Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	316	191	-39.6%
11	Pleasant Valley Intermediate Sch	Peoria, IL	Pleasant Valley SD 62	270	166	-38.5%
12	Mason/Clark Middle Sch	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	870	540	-37.9%
13	Southwood Middle School	Country Club Hills, IL	Country Club Hills SD 160	451	283	-37.3%
14	Tefft Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	963	606	-37.1%
15	Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	449	284	-36.7%
16	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,120	711	-36.5%
17	West Oak Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	426	280	-34.3%
18	Plank Junior High	Oswego, IL	CUSD 308	868	595	-31.5%
19	Indian Trail Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	757	520	-31.3%
20	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	335	231	-31.0%
21	Richardson Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,214	844	-30.5%
22	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	879	615	-30.0%
23	Watseka Junior High School	Watseka, IL	Iroquois County CUSD 9	288	202	-29.9%
24	North Boone Upper Elem Sch	Poplar Grove, IL	North Boone CUSD 200	274	192	-29.9%
25	Kelvin Grove Jr High School	Lockport, IL	Lockport SD 91	366	260	-29.0%
26	Medora Intermediate School	Medora, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	224	160	-28.6%
27	Ellis Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	691	496	-28.2%
28	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	999	720	-27.9%
29	A Vito Martinez Middle School	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	807	583	-27.8%
30	Kankakee Junior High School	Kankakee, IL	Kankakee SD 111	693	501	-27.7%
31	Stevenson Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	943	682	-27.7%
32	Cantrall Intermediate School	Cantrall, IL	Athens CUSD 213	254	184	-27.6%
33	Lewis-Clark Jr High School	Wood River, IL	Wood River-Hartford ESD 15	236	171	-27.5%
34	Sam Rotolo Middle Sch	Batavia, IL	Batavia USD 101	1,480	1,080	-27.0%
35	Clarendon Hills Middle School	Clarendon Hills, IL	Hinsdale CCSD 181	614	448	-27.0%
36	Jewel Middle School	North Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	669	490	-26.8%
37	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	2,618	1,919	-26.7%
38	Michelle Obama Sch of Technology	Park Forest, IL	Park Forest SD 163	584	428	-26.7%
39	Summit Hill Junior High School	Frankfort, IL	Summit Hill SD 161	772	566	-26.7%
40	Rochester Jr High School	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	392	288	-26.5%
41	Heritage Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	605	447	-26.1%
42	Parkview Jr High School	Creve Coeur, IL	Creve Coeur SD 76	260	193	-25.8%
43	Kaneland Harter Middle School	Sugar Grove, IL	Kaneland CUSD 302	1,108	822	-25.8%
44	Southwestern Middle School	Piasa, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	229	171	-25.3%
45	Brooks Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	1,138	850	-25.3%
46	Bednarcik Junior High School	Aurora, IL	CUSD 308	712	535	-24.9%
47	Central Jr High School	East Peoria, IL	East Peoria SD 86	577	434	-24.8%
48	New Berlin Jr High School	New Berlin, IL	New Berlin CUSD 16	206	155	-24.8%
49	Momence Jr High School	Momence, IL	Momence CUSD 1	434	327	-24.7%
50	Washington Intermediate School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	568	428	-24.6%

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