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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Illinois · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Illinois. Back to page 1.

FASTEST DECLINING · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
101	Central Intermediate School	Ottawa, IL	Ottawa ESD 141	424	339	-20.0%
102	Washington Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	645	516	-20.0%
103	John F Kennedy Middle Sch	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	1,139	912	-19.9%
104	Washington Middle School	Washington, IL	Washington SD 52	472	378	-19.9%
105	Du Quoin Middle School	Du Quoin, IL	Du Quoin CUSD 300	469	376	-19.8%
106	Heritage Middle School	Summit, IL	Summit SD 104	557	447	-19.7%
107	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	888	714	-19.6%
108	Northlake Middle School	Northlake, IL	Berkeley SD 87	469	378	-19.4%
109	Hannah Beardsley Middle School	Crystal Lake, IL	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	1,028	829	-19.4%
110	Abbott Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	684	551	-19.4%
111	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	756	609	-19.4%
112	Algonquin Middle School	Algonquin, IL	CUSD 300	457	370	-19.0%
113	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	315	255	-19.0%
114	Illini Bluffs Middle School	Glasford, IL	Illini Bluffs CUSD 327	223	181	-18.8%
115	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	Calumet City SD 155	370	302	-18.4%
116	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	754	615	-18.4%
117	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	371	303	-18.3%
118	Ingersoll Middle School	Canton, IL	Canton Union SD 66	772	631	-18.3%
119	Highland Middle School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	857	701	-18.2%
120	Meridian Jr High School	Stillman Valley, IL	Meridian CUSD 223	401	328	-18.2%
121	O Neill Middle School	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove GSD 58	492	403	-18.1%
122	Heineman Middle School	Algonquin, IL	Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158	884	724	-18.1%
123	Eisenhower Jr High School	Darien, IL	Darien SD 61	497	407	-18.1%
124	Indian Trail Jr High School	Addison, IL	Addison SD 4	1,355	1,111	-18.0%
125	Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Alsip, IL	Atwood Heights SD 125	222	182	-18.0%
126	Lincoln Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn North SD 98	967	793	-18.0%
127	Brown County Middle School	Mount Sterling, IL	Brown County CUSD 1	218	179	-17.9%
128	Herget Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	722	594	-17.7%
129	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	406	334	-17.7%
130	Dunlap Middle School	Dunlap, IL	Dunlap CUSD 323	656	541	-17.5%
131	Havana Jr High School	Havana, IL	Havana CUSD 126	343	284	-17.2%
132	Peotone Jr High School	Peotone, IL	Peotone CUSD 207U	355	294	-17.2%
133	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	556	461	-17.1%
134	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	Berkeley SD 87	430	357	-17.0%
135	Thompson Middle School	Saint Charles, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	1,641	1,364	-16.9%
136	Arbor Park Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Arbor Park SD 145	625	520	-16.8%
137	Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch	Crystal Lake, IL	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	886	737	-16.8%
138	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	529	440	-16.8%
139	Mattoon Middle School	Mattoon, IL	Mattoon CUSD 2	733	610	-16.8%
140	Irving Middle School	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	619	515	-16.8%
141	Carlyle Junior High School	Carlyle, IL	Carlyle CUSD 1	337	281	-16.6%
142	Marlowe Middle School	Lake in the Hills, IL	Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158	1,457	1,215	-16.6%
143	Albany Park Multicultural Elem	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	291	243	-16.5%
144	Riverton Middle School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	415	347	-16.4%
145	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	377	316	-16.2%
146	Harmony Intermediate Center	Belleville, IL	Harmony Emge SD 175	247	207	-16.2%
147	Larsen Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	679	570	-16.1%
148	Kenyon Woods Middle School	South Elgin, IL	SD U-46	1,041	873	-16.1%
149	Carlinville Middle School	Carlinville, IL	Carlinville CUSD 1	340	286	-15.9%
150	Fieldcrest Middle School	Wenona, IL	Fieldcrest CUSD 6	233	196	-15.9%

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