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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in Illinois

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public elementary schools in Illinois, drawn from 615 qualifying public elementary schools. Middletown Prairie Elementary leads the list at 185%, against a median of 8.8% 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

615

Illinois

Top Enrollment growth

185%

Median Enrollment growth

8.8%

FASTEST GROWING · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Middletown Prairie Elementary	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	283	805	185%
2	Colonel George Iles Elem Sch	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	211	535	154%
3	Washington School	Monticello, IL	Monticello CUSD 25	232	543	134%
4	Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	252	588	133%
5	Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	219	500	128%
6	International Prep Academy	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	302	681	126%
7	Constance Lane Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	283	623	120%
8	Franklin Grove Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	213	461	116%
9	Moving Everest Charter School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	362	755	109%
10	Prairieview Elementary School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	336	681	103%
11	Clara Peterson Elem School	Paxton, IL	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	289	564	95.2%
12	Great Lakes Academy Charter ES	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	294	538	83.0%
13	Pana Elem School	Pana, IL	Pana CUSD 8	277	507	83.0%
14	Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Ctr	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	282	515	82.6%
15	Liberty Elem School	Danville, IL	Danville CCSD 118	211	377	78.7%
16	Indian Trail Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	277	472	70.4%
17	South Prairie Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	268	456	70.1%
18	Galena Elementary and Middle Sch	Galena, IL	Galena USD 120	341	576	68.9%
19	Litchfield Elem School	Litchfield, IL	Litchfield CUSD 12	214	355	65.9%
20	Thomas S Baldwin Elem Sch	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	343	564	64.4%
21	Montessori Academy for Peace	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	357	586	64.1%
22	Oliver Julian Kendall Elem School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	349	572	63.9%
23	Laraway School	Joliet, IL	Laraway CCSD 70C	271	433	59.8%
24	Steele School	Galesburg, IL	Galesburg CUSD 205	341	542	58.9%
25	Richland Elem School	Crest Hill, IL	Richland GSD 88A	494	774	56.7%
26	Parsons Elementary School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	323	505	56.3%
27	Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	495	763	54.1%
28	Edna Rollins Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	333	508	52.6%
29	Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Freeport, IL	Freeport SD 145	215	325	51.2%
30	Mark Twain Elem School	Niles, IL	East Maine SD 63	325	489	50.5%
31	Wayne Thomas Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	299	449	50.2%
32	Sarah Atwater Denman Elem	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	336	501	49.1%
33	Christopher House Chrt ES	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	341	502	47.2%
34	Washington Dual Language Academy	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	236	346	46.6%
35	Vick Early Childhood & Family Ctr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	286	417	45.8%
36	American Dreamer STEM Academy	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	293	423	44.4%
37	Reavis Elem Math & Sci Spec Schl	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	247	356	44.1%
38	Norton Creek Elementary School	West Chicago, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	336	479	42.6%
39	King School	Galesburg, IL	Galesburg CUSD 205	362	510	40.9%
40	Rochester Elem EC-1 Sch	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	286	402	40.6%
41	Meridian School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	501	702	40.1%
42	Wyvetter Younge Sch of Excellence	E Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	383	534	39.4%
43	Unity Elementary School	Mendon, IL	CUSD 4	213	296	39.0%
44	West Aurora Learning Center/ELA	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	367	505	37.6%
45	Lincoln Elem School	Rochelle, IL	Rochelle CCSD 231	357	491	37.5%
46	Grande Reserve Elem Sch	Yorkville, IL	Yorkville CUSD 115	534	728	36.3%
47	Cardenas Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	561	764	36.2%
48	Anderson Elem School	Saint Charles, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	338	460	36.1%
49	Dr Howard Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	314	426	35.7%
50	Warren Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	234	317	35.5%

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