Illinois schools where the Black enrollment share is growing fastest
Change in Black share of enrollment, 2010 to 2023 · 3,387 eligible schools · statewide the share went 16.4% → 15.3% (−1.0 points). Schools above that outpaced IL.
| # | School | Lvl | 2010 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandridge Elem School Lynwood · Sandridge SD 172 | Elem | 28.4% | 73.3% | +44.9 | +2.8 | +182 | 415 → 409 |
| 2 | Newberry Elem Math & Science Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 31.4% | 70.9% | +39.5 | +3.0 | +58 | 555 → 327 |
| 3 | Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch Dekalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elem | 20.1% | 58.5% | +38.4 | +2.9 | +114 | 374 → 323 |
| 4 | Von Steuben Middle School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 30.7% | 66.2% | +35.5 | +2.6 | +48 | 361 → 240 |
| 5 | Lincoln Elementary School DeKalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elem | 9.8% | 44.9% | +35.1 | +1.2 | +90 | 306 → 267 |
| 6 | Washington Elem School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elem | 35.6% | 64.2% | +28.6 | +1.7 | +155 | 236 → 372 |
| 7 | Malta Elementary School Malta · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elem | 5.3% | 33.8% | +28.5 | +2.2 | +83 | 264 → 287 |
| 8 | Feitshans Elem Sch Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elem | 35.5% | 63.5% | +28.0 | +2.4 | +67 | 301 → 274 |
| 9 | Stratton Elementary School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elem | 43.9% | 71.6% | +27.7 | +2.0 | +98 | 465 → 422 |
| 10 | Minnie Minoso Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 18.3% | 45.7% | +27.4 | +2.0 | +93 | 278 → 315 |
| 11 | Pleasant Hill Elem School Peoria · Pleasant Hill SD 69 | Elem | 10.5% | 37.7% | +27.2 | +1.4 | +36 | 237 → 162 |
| 12 | Constance Lane Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elem | 29.6% | 56.4% | +26.8 | +2.3 | +227 | 378 → 601 |
| 13 | Riverdahl Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elem | 14.3% | 39.9% | +25.6 | +2.4 | +130 | 567 → 529 |
| 14 | Southern View Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elem | 24.2% | 49.4% | +25.2 | +1.2 | +25 | 211 → 154 |
| 15 | Roosevelt Elem School Belleville · Belleville SD 118 | Elem | 13.8% | 38.6% | +24.8 | +1.8 | +58 | 340 → 272 |
| 16 | West View Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elem | 24.6% | 49.0% | +24.4 | +1.5 | +131 | 358 → 447 |
| 17 | Westhaven Elementary Belleville · Belleville SD 118 | Elem | 27.0% | 51.3% | +24.3 | +1.2 | +35 | 534 → 349 |
| 18 | Edison Primary School Kankakee · Kankakee SD 111 | Elem | 41.3% | 65.4% | +24.1 | +1.4 | +22 | 271 → 205 |
| 19 | Lincoln Elem School Dixmoor · W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 | Elem | 29.9% | 53.6% | +23.7 | +3.4 | −25 | 335 → 140 |
| 20 | Estelle Sauget School of Choice Cahokia · Cahokia CUSD 187 | Elem | 62.6% | 86.3% | +23.7 | +1.8 | −60 | 439 → 249 |
| 21 | Taft Primary School Kankakee · Kankakee SD 111 | Elem | 36.0% | 59.5% | +23.5 | +2.4 | −3 | 506 → 301 |
| 22 | Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 14.9% | 38.3% | +23.4 | +2.6 | +83 | 221 → 303 |
| 23 | Chopin Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 8.0% | 31.2% | +23.2 | +1.7 | +76 | 301 → 320 |
| 24 | Hines Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elem | 36.8% | 59.7% | +22.9 | +2.0 | +50 | 533 → 412 |
| 25 | Wells Elem School East Moline · East Moline SD 37 | Elem | 29.4% | 52.3% | +22.9 | +1.3 | +37 | 425 → 310 |
Ranked by percentage-point increase in this group's share of enrollment. Schools need at least 100 students in both 2010 and 2023 to be ranked — without a floor the list fills with tiny schools swinging on a handful of children. Share and headcount can move differently as total enrollment changes, which is what the Pts/yr (trend across the selected period) and Students (headcount gained or lost) columns are there to expose. Enrollment counts come from the federal Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute; “Black” is that source's category.