The average public preschool in Illinois has approximately 377 students (2025).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in Illinois (by enrollment) is Disney Elementary Magnet School with 1,416 students.
# Students Range: 861
1,416
Avg. # Students: 1,034
Largest Illinois Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Disney Elementary Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,416
Grades: PK-8
4140 N Marine Dr
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 534-5840
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 534-5840
Rank: #22.
Westfield Community School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,337
Grades: PK-8
2100 Sleepy Hollow Rd
Algonquin, IL 60102
(847) 532-7800
Algonquin, IL 60102
(847) 532-7800
Rank: #33.
Armstrong G Elementary Intl Studies
(Math: 28% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,261
Grades: PK-8
2110 W Greenleaf Ave
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 534-2150
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 534-2150
Rank: #44.
Edwards Elementary School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,222
Grades: PK-8
4815 S Karlov Ave
Chicago, IL 60632
(773) 535-4875
Chicago, IL 60632
(773) 535-4875
Rank: #55.
Dirksen Elementary School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,213
Grades: PK-8
8601 W Foster Ave
Chicago, IL 60656
(773) 534-1090
Chicago, IL 60656
(773) 534-1090
Rank: #66.
Stevenson Elementary School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,169
Grades: PK-8
8010 S Kostner Ave
Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 535-2280
Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 535-2280
Rank: #77.
Mount Greenwood Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,157
Grades: PK-8
10841 S Homan Ave
Chicago, IL 60655
(773) 535-2786
Chicago, IL 60655
(773) 535-2786
Rank: #88.
Hanson Park Elementary School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,150
Grades: PK-8
5411 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 534-3100
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 534-3100
Rank: #99.
Locke J Elementary School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,131
Grades: PK-8
2828 N Oak Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 534-3300
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 534-3300
Rank: #1010.
Bridge Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,112
Grades: PK-8
3800 N New England Ave
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 534-3718
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 534-3718
Rank: #1111.
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,103
Grades: PK-8
1423 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 534-2440
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 534-2440
Rank: #1212.
Skinner Elementary School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,049
Grades: PK-8
111 S Throop St
Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 534-7790
Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 534-7790
Rank: #1313.
Clinton Elementary School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,039
Grades: PK-8
6110 N Fairfield Ave
Chicago, IL 60659
(773) 534-2025
Chicago, IL 60659
(773) 534-2025
Rank: #1414.
Marquette Elementary School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,034
Grades: PK-8
6550 S Richmond St
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 535-9260
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 535-9260
Rank: #1515.
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,017
Grades: PK-8
5255 S State St
Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 535-1230
Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 535-1230
Rank: #1616.
Eberhart Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,016
Grades: PK-8
3400 W 65th Pl
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 535-9190
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 535-9190
Rank: #1717.
Beaubien Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,013
Grades: PK-8
5025 N Laramie Ave
Chicago, IL 60630
(773) 534-3500
Chicago, IL 60630
(773) 534-3500
Rank: #1818.
Haugan Elementary School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,006
Grades: PK-8
4540 N Hamlin Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-5040
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-5040
Rank: #1919.
Gray Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 992
Grades: PK-8
3730 N Laramie Ave
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 534-3520
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 534-3520
Rank: #2020.
Lyon Elementary School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 980
Grades: PK-8
2941 N Mcvicker Ave
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 534-3120
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 534-3120
Rank: #2121.
Belle Valley School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 977
Grades: PK-8
2465 Amann Dr
Belleville, IL 62220
(618) 236-5200
Belleville, IL 62220
(618) 236-5200
Rank: #2222.
Willow Bend Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 975
Grades: PK-6
4700 Barker Ave
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
(847) 963-7300
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
(847) 963-7300
Rank: #2323.
Nightingale Elementary School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 959
Grades: PK-8
5250 S Rockwell St
Chicago, IL 60632
(773) 535-9270
Chicago, IL 60632
(773) 535-9270
Rank: #2424.
Lake Louise Elementary School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 952
Grades: PK-6
500 N Jonathan Dr
Palatine, IL 60074
(847) 963-5600
Palatine, IL 60074
(847) 963-5600
Rank: #2525.
Dawes Elementary School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 946
Grades: PK-8
3810 W 81st Pl
Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 535-2350
Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 535-2350
Rank: #2626.
Sawyer Elementary School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 933
Grades: PK-8
5248 S Sawyer Ave
Chicago, IL 60632
(773) 535-0440
Chicago, IL 60632
(773) 535-0440
Rank: #2727.
Bateman Elementary School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 919
Grades: PK-8
4220 N Richmond St
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 534-5055
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 534-5055
Rank: #2828.
Hibbard Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 915
Grades: PK-6
3244 W Ainslie St
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-5191
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-5191
Rank: #2929.
Ogden Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 907
Grades: PK-8
24 W Walton St
Chicago, IL 60610
(773) 534-8110
Chicago, IL 60610
(773) 534-8110
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Park View Elementary School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 899
Grades: PK-8
6200 Lake St
Morton Grove, IL 60053
(847) 965-6200
Morton Grove, IL 60053
(847) 965-6200
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Peterson Elementary School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 899
Grades: PK-8
5510 N Christiana Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-5070
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-5070
Rank: #3232.
Portage Park Elementary School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 894
Grades: PK-8
5330 W Berteau Ave
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 534-3576
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 534-3576
Rank: #3333.
Twain Elementary School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 876
Grades: PK-8
5134 S Lotus Ave
Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 535-2290
Chicago, IL 60638
(773) 535-2290
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Hayt Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 861
Grades: PK-8
1518 W Granville Ave
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 534-2040
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 534-2040
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Tarkington Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 861
Grades: PK-8
3330 W 71st St
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 535-4700
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 535-4700
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Illinois average public preschools student size?
The Illinois average public preschools student size is 377 for 2025.
What are the public preschools with the largest student size in Illinois?
The best top ranked public preschools in Illinois include Disney Elementary Magnet School, Westfield Community School and Armstrong G Elementary Intl Studies.
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