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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Illinois

2,041 public elementary schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch leads the list at 330.0:1, against a median of 13.4:1 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
2,041
Illinois
Top Students/teacher
330.0:1
Median Students/teacher
13.4:1
HIGHEST RATIO · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Bronzeville Academy Charter SchChicago, ILBronzeville Academy Chtr SchoolElementary332330.0:1
2Ogden Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary819204.8:1
3KIPP Academy Chicago CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary649162.3:1
4KIPP One AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary996124.5:1
5KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary921115.1:1
6KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary897112.1:1
7Montessori of Englewood Chtr ESChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34949.9:1
8Mt Carmel Grade SchoolMount Carmel, ILWabash CUSD 348Elementary37048.4:1
9Jackson Charter SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary24345.0:1
10CICS - Basil CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary54141.6:1
11Horace Mann ELCRock Island, ILRock Island SD 41Elementary38738.7:1
12Early ChildhoodGodfrey, ILAlton CUSD 11Elementary26733.4:1
13Burr Oak Elem SchoolCalumet Park, ILCalumet Public SD 132Elementary29032.2:1
14Galapagos Rockford Charter SchRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary38432.0:1
15West Aurora Learning Center/ELAAurora, ILAurora West USD 129Elementary50531.6:1
16Proegler SchoolKankakee, ILKankakee SD 111Elementary46631.1:1
17Robertson Charter SchoolDecatur, ILDecatur SD 61Elementary32729.7:1
18Legacy Acad of Excellence CharterRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary23429.3:1
19Highlands Elem SchoolHazel Crest, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 144Elementary31128.3:1
20CICS - Avalon/South ShoreChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46927.6:1
21The Early YearsJacksonville, ILJacksonville SD 117Elementary24727.4:1
22CICS - Washington Pk CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49327.4:1
23Early ChildhoodQuincy, ILQuincy SD 172Elementary43427.1:1
24Pershing Early Learning CenterDecatur, ILDecatur SD 61Elementary41626.0:1
25Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc CntrFord Heights, ILFord Heights SD 169Elementary30625.5:1
26Wm Nashold Early Childhood CenterRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary53025.2:1
27Bartlett Elem SchoolBartlett, ILSD U-46Elementary61324.9:1
28Caroline Sibley Elem SchoolCalumet City, ILDolton SD 149Elementary43424.8:1
29District 99 Early Childhood CtrCicero, ILCicero SD 99Elementary23224.4:1
30T E Culbertson Elem SchoolJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary37724.3:1
31CICS - Prairie CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary41224.2:1
32Markham Park Elem SchoolMarkham, ILPrairie-Hills ESD 144Elementary29223.4:1
33Champaign Early Chldhd CntrChampaign, ILChampaign CUSD 4Elementary28823.0:1
34Summerdale Early Childhood CenterRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary46023.0:1
35Polaris Elem Charter AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34322.9:1
36Fairview Early Childhood CenterRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary53822.4:1
37Yorkville Early Childhood CenterYorkville, ILYorkville CUSD 115Elementary24422.2:1
38District 158 Early Childhood CtrLk In The Hls, ILHuntley Comm Sch Dist 158Elementary24222.0:1
39Univ of Chicago Chtr-DonoghueChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49921.7:1
40Sarah A Raymond Sch of Early EducBloomington, ILBloomington SD 87Elementary26021.7:1
41Spencer TrailNew Lenox, ILNew Lenox SD 122Elementary36721.6:1
42Lalumier Elem SchoolCentreville, ILCahokia CUSD 187Elementary27621.4:1
43Black Hawk Elem SchoolGlendale Hts, ILMarquardt SD 15Elementary57621.1:1
44Warren Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary31721.1:1
45Franklin Elementary SchoolMattoon, ILMattoon CUSD 2Elementary24321.1:1
46Ann Reid Early Childhood CenterNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary37520.9:1
47Clinton Elem SchoolSouth Elgin, ILSD U-46Elementary59620.7:1
48West View Elem SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary52120.7:1
49LEARN Chtr - ButlerChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary47520.6:1
50LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins CampChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary47220.5:1
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