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The largest public elementary schools in Illinois

2,419 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
2,419
Illinois
Top Students
1,386
Median Students
360
LARGEST · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Woodland ElementaryGages Lake, ILWoodland CCSD 50Elementary1,386
2Disney Elementary Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,384
3Armstrong G Elementary IntL StudiesChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,304
4Westfield Community SchoolAlgonquin, ILCUSD 300Elementary1,287
5Dirksen Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,263
6Edwards Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,209
7Stevenson Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,206
8Healy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,194
9Mount Greenwood Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,182
10Skinner Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,139
11Hanson Park Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,125
12Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,119
13Peirce Elementary Intl Studies SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,116
14Bridge Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,100
15Locke J Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,089
16Haugan Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,065
17Clinton Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,050
18Marquette Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,030
19Eberhart Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,011
20Beaubien Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,004
21Gray Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,000
22Belle Valley SchoolBelleville, ILBelle Valley SD 119Elementary997
23Lyon Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary988
24Woodland Intermediate SchoolGurnee, ILWoodland CCSD 50Elementary979
25Portage Park Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary933
26Dawes Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary926
27Hibbard Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary924
28Maria Saucedo Magnet AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary922
29Nightingale Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary917
30Peterson Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary913
31Oak Grove Elementary SchoolLibertyville, ILOak Grove SD 68 Green OaksElementary911
32Bateman Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary904
33Bell Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary902
34Chelsea Elementary SchoolFrankfort, ILFrankfort CCSD 157CElementary893
35Brook Park Elementary SchoolLa Grange Park, ILBrookfield Lagrange Park SD 95Elementary889
36Pulaski Intl School of ChicagoChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary889
37Richland County Elementary SchoolOlney, ILRichland County CUSD 1Elementary888
38Sawyer Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary885
39Park View Elementary SchoolMorton Grove, ILMorton Grove SD 70Elementary885
40Leggee Elementary SchoolHuntley, ILHuntley Comm Sch Dist 158Elementary877
41Lincoln Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary868
42Hickory Grove Elementary SchoolDunlap, ILDunlap CUSD 323Elementary865
43Mascoutah Elementary SchoolMascoutah, ILMascoutah CUD 19Elementary853
44Scott Elementary SchoolScott Air Force Base, ILMascoutah CUD 19Elementary852
45Hayt Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary851
46Twain Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary850
47South Loop Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary847
48Falconer Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary846
49Lloyd Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary844
50Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolFrankfort, ILFrankfort CCSD 157CElementary840
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