Illinois schools where the Black enrollment share is shrinking fastest
Change in Black share of enrollment, 2013 to 2023 · 3,436 eligible schools · statewide the share went 16.2% → 15.5% (−0.8 points). Schools with the most negative changes appear first, regardless of the statewide direction.
| # | School | Lvl | 2013 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Dual Language Academy Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Elem | 74.3% | 20.3% | −54.0 | −3.8 | −171 | 319 → 325 |
| 2 | Henderson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 95.8% | 51.7% | −44.1 | −3.8 | −221 | 357 → 234 |
| 3 | Lorenzo R Smith Elem School Pembroke Township · Pembroke CCSD 259 | Elem | 90.0% | 50.8% | −39.2 | −3.9 | −141 | 269 → 199 |
| 4 | Fulton Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 61.4% | 24.3% | −37.1 | −2.8 | −222 | 492 → 329 |
| 5 | Horizon Science Acad-Belmont Charter Sch Chicago · Horizon Science Acad-Belmont Charter Sch | Other | 72.3% | 40.5% | −31.8 | −3.7 | +61 | 292 → 672 |
| 6 | Haskell Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elem | 72.6% | 41.8% | −30.8 | −3.1 | −96 | 296 → 285 |
| 7 | Martin L King Elem School Dixmoor · W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 | Elem | 84.5% | 53.7% | −30.8 | −3.0 | −85 | 290 → 298 |
| 8 | East Elementary School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Elem | 32.1% | 1.5% | −30.6 | −3.5 | −49 | 165 → 266 |
| 9 | Piccolo Elem Specialty School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 60.9% | 31.3% | −29.6 | −2.9 | −123 | 529 → 635 |
| 10 | Tilden Career Communty Academy HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 68.1% | 38.6% | −29.5 | −3.3 | −122 | 329 → 264 |
| 11 | Goode STEM Academy HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 60.0% | 30.9% | −29.1 | −3.4 | +26 | 462 → 979 |
| 12 | Lewis Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 81.0% | 52.7% | −28.3 | −2.5 | −170 | 485 → 423 |
| 13 | Libby Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 84.6% | 56.5% | −28.1 | −2.6 | −286 | 507 → 253 |
| 14 | Orr Academy High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 86.5% | 59.1% | −27.4 | −2.5 | −329 | 587 → 303 |
| 15 | LEARN Charter Sch 6 North Chicago Campus Great Lakes · North Chicago SD 187 | Elem | 49.9% | 23.1% | −26.8 | −2.5 | −63 | 359 → 503 |
| 16 | McKay Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 85.6% | 59.4% | −26.2 | −2.1 | −372 | 868 → 625 |
| 17 | OToole Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 95.9% | 69.9% | −26.0 | −2.7 | −198 | 415 → 286 |
| 18 | Morton Elem Career Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 95.5% | 70.6% | −24.9 | −2.1 | −231 | 400 → 214 |
| 19 | Fairmont School Lockport · Fairmont SD 89 | Elem | 52.5% | 27.8% | −24.7 | −2.3 | −68 | 284 → 291 |
| 20 | Uplift Community High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 81.6% | 58.0% | −23.6 | −2.4 | −177 | 332 → 162 |
| 21 | Edna Keith Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elem | 59.0% | 35.6% | −23.4 | −1.8 | −100 | 412 → 402 |
| 22 | Garfield Elem School Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Elem | 81.0% | 57.6% | −23.4 | −2.2 | −32 | 390 → 493 |
| 23 | Nash Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 94.2% | 72.1% | −22.1 | −1.5 | −181 | 398 → 269 |
| 24 | Emerson Elem School Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Elem | 74.1% | 52.8% | −21.3 | −2.2 | −122 | 421 → 360 |
| 25 | Markham Park Elem School Markham · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elem | 84.9% | 63.8% | −21.1 | −1.9 | −57 | 285 → 290 |
Ranked by percentage-point decrease in this group's share of enrollment. Schools need at least 100 students in both 2013 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.