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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in Cook County, Illinois

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public elementary schools in Cook County, Illinois, drawn from 186 qualifying public elementary schools. Moving Everest Charter School leads the list at 109%, against a median of 8.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

186

Cook County, Illinois

Top Enrollment growth

109%

Median Enrollment growth

8.3%

FASTEST GROWING · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Moving Everest Charter School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	362	755	109%
2	Great Lakes Academy Charter ES	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	294	538	83.0%
3	Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	495	763	54.1%
4	Mark Twain Elem School	Niles, IL	East Maine SD 63	325	489	50.5%
5	Christopher House Chrt ES	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	341	502	47.2%
6	Washington Dual Language Academy	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	236	346	46.6%
7	Vick Early Childhood & Family Ctr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	286	417	45.8%
8	Reavis Elem Math & Sci Spec Schl	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	247	356	44.1%
9	Cardenas Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	561	764	36.2%
10	Warren Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	234	317	35.5%
11	Dirksen Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	944	1,263	33.8%
12	Washington Elem School	Glenview, IL	East Maine SD 63	305	406	33.1%
13	Henry W Longfellow Elem School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	384	510	32.8%
14	Liberty Elem School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	478	627	31.2%
15	A F Ames Elem School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	368	482	31.0%
16	Greeley Elem School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	274	355	29.6%
17	Aldridge Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	200	257	28.5%
18	Heather Hill Elem School	Flossmoor, IL	Flossmoor SD 161	249	319	28.1%
19	Sadlowski Elementary School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	517	655	26.7%
20	Lozano Elem Bilingual & Intl Ctr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	203	256	26.1%
21	Ernest F Kolb Elem School	Oak Lawn, IL	Ridgeland SD 122	317	399	25.9%
22	Hubbard Woods Elem School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	281	350	24.6%
23	Meadowbrook Elem School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	403	497	23.3%
24	Lincoln Elementary School	Hoffman Estates, IL	SD U-46	381	467	22.6%
25	Sandridge Elem School	Lynwood, IL	Sandridge SD 172	346	423	22.3%
26	Booth Tarkington Elem School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	443	540	21.9%
27	Decatur Classical Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	281	341	21.4%
28	Ashe Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	319	387	21.3%
29	Devonshire Elem School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 68	346	417	20.5%
30	Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	431	515	19.5%
31	Middlefork Primary School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	202	241	19.3%
32	Coolidge Elementary School	Lansing, IL	Lansing SD 158	565	670	18.6%
33	North Elementary School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	507	599	18.1%
34	Parkside Elem Community Academy	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	240	283	17.9%
35	Walter F Fierke Ed Center	Oak Forest, IL	CCSD 146	376	443	17.8%
36	Haugan Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	908	1,065	17.3%
37	Chippewa Elem School	Palos Heights, IL	Palos Heights SD 128	202	237	17.3%
38	Brook Park Elem School	La Grange Park, IL	Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95	760	889	17.0%
39	Henry Winkelman Elem School	Glenview, IL	West Northfield SD 31	579	677	16.9%
40	Kellogg Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	256	299	16.8%
41	Enders-Salk Elem School	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	402	469	16.7%
42	Jahn Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	309	360	16.5%
43	Crow Island Elem School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	309	360	16.5%
44	Arcadia Elem School	Olympia Fields, IL	Matteson ESD 162	448	516	15.2%
45	Sutherland Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	557	641	15.1%
46	John Muir Literacy Academy	Hoffman Estates, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	433	498	15.0%
47	McPherson Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	692	794	14.7%
48	Sauganash Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	605	693	14.5%
49	South Elem School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	221	253	14.5%
50	Thomas Edison Elem School	Morton Grove, IL	Skokie SD 69	529	605	14.4%

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