Illinois schools where the Black enrollment share is shrinking fastest
Change in Black share of enrollment, 2022 to 2023 · 3,610 eligible schools · statewide the share went 16.5% → 16.4% (−0.1 points). Schools with the most negative changes appear first, regardless of the statewide direction.
| # | School | Lvl | 2022 | 2023 | Change | Pts/yr | Students | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salazar Elem Bilingual Center Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 33.6% | 15.8% | −17.8 | −17.8 | −34 | 274 → 366 |
| 2 | Henderson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 68.8% | 51.7% | −17.1 | −17.1 | +2 | 173 → 234 |
| 3 | Shoesmith Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 89.8% | 74.0% | −15.8 | −15.8 | −41 | 322 → 335 |
| 4 | Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 53.4% | 38.3% | −15.1 | −15.1 | +5 | 208 → 303 |
| 5 | Perry Elementary School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elem | 34.7% | 19.9% | −14.8 | −14.8 | −49 | 294 → 267 |
| 6 | Early Childhood Cntr/Lincoln Primary Bellwood · Bellwood SD 88 | Other | 57.8% | 43.2% | −14.6 | −14.6 | −37 | 185 → 162 |
| 7 | Orr Academy High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 72.4% | 59.1% | −13.3 | −13.3 | −34 | 294 → 303 |
| 8 | Nash Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 85.3% | 72.1% | −13.2 | −13.2 | −4 | 232 → 269 |
| 9 | Hughes C Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 92.6% | 81.2% | −11.4 | −11.4 | −51 | 190 → 154 |
| 10 | Algonquin Primary Center Park Forest · Park Forest - Chicago Heights School District 163 | Other | 85.3% | 74.2% | −11.1 | −11.1 | −15 | 129 → 128 |
| 11 | McKay Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 70.4% | 59.4% | −11.0 | −11.0 | −67 | 622 → 625 |
| 12 | Gale Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 67.6% | 56.9% | −10.7 | −10.7 | +20 | 222 → 299 |
| 13 | Edna Keith Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elem | 46.0% | 35.6% | −10.4 | −10.4 | +5 | 300 → 402 |
| 14 | West Elementary School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Elem | 34.6% | 24.3% | −10.3 | −10.3 | −4 | 327 → 448 |
| 15 | W W Walker Elem School Bedford Park · Summit SD 104 | Elem | 13.1% | 2.9% | −10.2 | −10.2 | −19 | 168 → 103 |
| 16 | Beethoven Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 97.0% | 86.9% | −10.1 | −10.1 | +28 | 264 → 327 |
| 17 | Field Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Middle | 41.3% | 31.4% | −9.9 | −9.9 | −15 | 155 → 156 |
| 18 | Lewis Lemon Elementary Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elem | 66.1% | 56.2% | −9.9 | −9.9 | −35 | 339 → 336 |
| 19 | Conklin Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elem | 45.3% | 35.7% | −9.6 | −9.6 | −77 | 433 → 333 |
| 20 | A J Katzenmaier Academy North Chicago · North Chicago SD 187 | Elem | 41.2% | 31.9% | −9.3 | −9.3 | −44 | 354 → 320 |
| 21 | Richards Career Academy HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | High | 41.2% | 32.1% | −9.1 | −9.1 | −27 | 311 → 315 |
| 22 | Talala Elementary School Park Forest · Crete Monee CUSD 201U | Elem | 76.0% | 66.9% | −9.1 | −9.1 | −26 | 287 → 287 |
| 23 | Ninos Heroes Elem Academic Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 86.4% | 77.7% | −8.7 | −8.7 | −38 | 294 → 278 |
| 24 | Morton Elem Career Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 79.2% | 70.6% | −8.6 | −8.6 | +6 | 183 → 214 |
| 25 | Lozano Elem Bilingual & Intl Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools District 299 | Elem | 23.4% | 15.0% | −8.4 | −8.4 | +1 | 154 → 246 |
Ranked by percentage-point decrease in this group's share of enrollment. Schools need at least 100 students in both 2022 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.