Illinois schools where the Black enrollment share is growing fastest
Change in Black share of enrollment, 2018 to 2023 · 3,573 eligible schools · statewide the share went 16.3% → 16.4% (+0.1 points). Schools above that outpaced IL.
| # | School | Lvl | 2018 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Lab School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elem | 28.0% | 52.5% | +24.5 | +4.9 | +151 | 471 → 539 |
| 2 | YCCS-Association House Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 25.6% | 47.1% | +21.5 | +4.2 | +15 | 129 → 102 |
| 3 | Jane Addams Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elem | 34.3% | 54.6% | +20.3 | +4.2 | +57 | 251 → 262 |
| 4 | Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 31.4% | 50.3% | +18.9 | +3.4 | +224 | 1,138 → 1,156 |
| 5 | Lester Crawl Primary Ctr Lansing · Lansing SD 158 | Elem | 28.5% | 46.5% | +18.0 | +1.9 | +16 | 151 → 127 |
| 6 | Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch Dekalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elem | 41.9% | 58.5% | +16.6 | +3.8 | +57 | 315 → 323 |
| 7 | Pleasant Hill Elem School Peoria · Pleasant Hill SD 69 | Elem | 21.3% | 37.7% | +16.4 | +3.1 | +13 | 225 → 162 |
| 8 | Air Force Acad High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 41.5% | 57.6% | +16.1 | +3.1 | −13 | 195 → 118 |
| 9 | Newberry Elem Math & Science Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 55.0% | 70.9% | +15.9 | +3.3 | −39 | 493 → 327 |
| 10 | Noble St Chtr-Muchin College Prep Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 28.8% | 44.3% | +15.5 | +2.8 | +138 | 973 → 944 |
| 11 | Jefferson Elem School Dekalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elem | 16.5% | 31.8% | +15.3 | +3.5 | +50 | 315 → 321 |
| 12 | Horace Mann ELC Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Other | 24.3% | 39.5% | +15.2 | +4.1 | +111 | 148 → 372 |
| 13 | Estelle Sauget School of Choice Cahokia · Cahokia CUSD 187 | Elem | 71.2% | 86.3% | +15.1 | +3.0 | +37 | 250 → 249 |
| 14 | Longwood Elem School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elem | 22.8% | 37.5% | +14.7 | +3.0 | +40 | 408 → 355 |
| 15 | Johns Hill Magnet School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elem | 27.1% | 41.3% | +14.2 | +3.3 | +132 | 462 → 623 |
| 16 | Crane Medical Prep HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 73.4% | 87.6% | +14.2 | +2.6 | −73 | 428 → 275 |
| 17 | Parsons Elementary School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elem | 31.2% | 45.1% | +13.9 | +2.1 | +124 | 308 → 488 |
| 18 | Wilcox Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elem | 27.6% | 41.4% | +13.8 | +3.0 | +35 | 257 → 256 |
| 19 | CICS - Prairie Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 52.8% | 66.3% | +13.5 | +3.0 | +51 | 426 → 416 |
| 20 | Westhaven Elementary Belleville · Belleville SD 118 | Elem | 37.9% | 51.3% | +13.4 | +2.4 | +6 | 457 → 349 |
| 21 | Washington School Belleville · Belleville SD 118 | Other | 34.3% | 47.6% | +13.3 | +3.4 | +21 | 169 → 166 |
| 22 | Walsh Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 9.1% | 22.3% | +13.2 | +2.4 | +27 | 298 → 242 |
| 23 | Michael E Baum Elem School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elem | 25.6% | 38.6% | +13.0 | +2.7 | +39 | 316 → 311 |
| 24 | Sandridge Elem School Lynwood · Sandridge SD 172 | Elem | 60.8% | 73.3% | +12.5 | +2.4 | +91 | 344 → 409 |
| 25 | Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr Crete · Crete Monee CUSD 201U | Other | 38.3% | 50.7% | +12.4 | +3.4 | +44 | 167 → 213 |
Ranked by percentage-point increase in this group's share of enrollment. Schools need at least 100 students in both 2018 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.