Illinois schools where the Black enrollment share is shrinking 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 with the most negative changes appear first, regardless of the statewide direction.
| # | School | Lvl | 2010 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Dual Language Academy Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Elem | 84.4% | 20.3% | −64.1 | −5.2 | −216 | 334 → 325 |
| 2 | Fulton Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 78.8% | 24.3% | −54.5 | −3.7 | −303 | 486 → 329 |
| 3 | Washington Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elem | 72.3% | 20.2% | −52.1 | −3.0 | −90 | 260 → 485 |
| 4 | Henderson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 97.4% | 51.7% | −45.7 | −3.1 | −299 | 431 → 234 |
| 5 | Lorenzo R Smith Elem School Pembroke Township · Pembroke CCSD 259 | Elem | 94.5% | 50.8% | −43.7 | −3.4 | −173 | 290 → 199 |
| 6 | Piccolo Elem Specialty School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 66.2% | 31.3% | −34.9 | −2.6 | −192 | 591 → 635 |
| 7 | Libby Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 91.2% | 56.5% | −34.7 | −2.6 | −345 | 535 → 253 |
| 8 | Haskell Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elem | 76.4% | 41.8% | −34.6 | −2.4 | −127 | 322 → 285 |
| 9 | Edna Keith Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elem | 68.7% | 35.6% | −33.1 | −2.0 | −167 | 451 → 402 |
| 10 | Tilden Career Communty Academy HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 69.9% | 38.6% | −31.3 | −3.1 | −230 | 475 → 264 |
| 11 | Lewis Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 83.6% | 52.7% | −30.9 | −2.2 | −311 | 639 → 423 |
| 12 | Forest Park Individual Ed School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elem | 40.1% | 10.1% | −30.0 | −2.5 | −98 | 312 → 267 |
| 13 | Fairfield Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 44.3% | 15.0% | −29.3 | −2.2 | −203 | 616 → 467 |
| 14 | Martin L King Elem School Dixmoor · W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 | Elem | 83.0% | 53.7% | −29.3 | −2.7 | −79 | 288 → 298 |
| 15 | Brennemann Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 75.4% | 46.4% | −29.0 | −1.7 | −48 | 358 → 478 |
| 16 | OToole Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 98.1% | 69.9% | −28.2 | −2.2 | −354 | 565 → 286 |
| 17 | Sieden Prairie Elementary School Matteson · ESD 159 | Elem | 76.1% | 48.3% | −27.8 | −1.8 | −51 | 218 → 238 |
| 18 | Fairmont School Lockport · Fairmont SD 89 | Elem | 55.5% | 27.8% | −27.7 | −2.0 | −56 | 247 → 291 |
| 19 | Morton Elem Career Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 98.1% | 70.6% | −27.5 | −1.7 | −161 | 318 → 214 |
| 20 | Lewis Lemon Elementary Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elem | 81.9% | 56.2% | −25.7 | −1.1 | −23 | 259 → 336 |
| 21 | Nash Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 97.7% | 72.1% | −25.6 | −1.3 | −240 | 444 → 269 |
| 22 | Orr Academy High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 84.7% | 59.1% | −25.6 | −1.7 | −682 | 1,016 → 303 |
| 23 | East Elementary School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Elem | 26.8% | 1.5% | −25.3 | −2.0 | −67 | 265 → 266 |
| 24 | Garfield Elem School Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Elem | 82.7% | 57.6% | −25.1 | −2.2 | −103 | 468 → 493 |
| 25 | Nicholson Elem School Montgomery · Aurora West USD 129 | Elem | 34.8% | 9.7% | −25.1 | −1.0 | −97 | 371 → 330 |
Ranked by percentage-point decrease 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.