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The largest public elementary schools in Illinois

2,427 public elementary schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the largest public elementary schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Woodland Elementary leads the list at 1,386, against a median of 360 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
2,427
Illinois
Top Students
1,386
Median Students
360
LARGEST · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Woodland ElementaryGages Lake, ILWoodland CCSD 50Elementary1,386
2Disney Elem Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,384
3Armstrong G Elem IntL StudiesChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,304
4Westfield Community SchoolAlgonquin, ILCUSD 300Elementary1,287
5Dirksen Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,263
6Edwards Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,209
7Stevenson Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,206
8Healy Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,194
9Mount Greenwood Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,182
10Skinner Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,139
11Hanson Park Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,125
12Beasley Elem Magnet Academic CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,119
13Peirce Elem Intl Studies SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,116
14Bridge Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,100
15Locke J Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,089
16Haugan Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,065
17Clinton Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,050
18Marquette Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,030
19Eberhart Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,011
20Beaubien Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,004
21Gray Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,000
22Belle Valley SchoolBelleville, ILBelle Valley SD 119Elementary997
23KIPP One AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary996
24Lyon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary988
25Woodland Intermediate SchGurnee, ILWoodland CCSD 50Elementary979
26Portage Park Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary933
27Dawes Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary926
28Hibbard Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary924
29Maria Saucedo Magnet AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary922
30KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary921
31Nightingale Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary917
32Peterson Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary913
33Oak Grove Elem SchoolLibertyville, ILOak Grove SD 68 Green OaksElementary911
34Bateman Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary904
35Bell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary902
36KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary897
37Chelsea Elem SchoolFrankfort, ILFrankfort CCSD 157CElementary893
38Brook Park Elem SchoolLa Grange Park, ILBrookfield Lagrange Park SD 95Elementary889
39Pulaski Intl Sch of ChicagoChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary889
40Richland County Elementary SchoolOlney, ILRichland County CUSD 1Elementary888
41Sawyer Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary885
42Park View Elem SchoolMorton Grove, ILMorton Grove SD 70Elementary885
43Leggee Elementary SchoolHuntley, ILHuntley Comm Sch Dist 158Elementary877
44Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary868
45Hickory Grove Elementary SchoolDunlap, ILDunlap CUSD 323Elementary865
46Mascoutah Elem SchoolMascoutah, ILMascoutah CUD 19Elementary853
47Scott Elem SchoolScott Air Force Base, ILMascoutah CUD 19Elementary852
48Hayt Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary851
49Twain Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary850
50South Loop Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary847
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