Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the IAR test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2067)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
171179001385	1761	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2101 N Vermilion St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 444-3350	254	16	15.8	87.4%	64 (25.2%)	135 (53.1%)	25 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.4%)	$23,211			$6,184			$17,027	17.2	10.3	2034	273
170993001068	1762	Sawyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5248 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0440	933	61	15.4	96.6%	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	903 (96.8%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$17,210			$3,264			$13,946	17.2	17.5	1776	14
172058005731	1763	Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 S Midland Ave	Joliet	60436	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 741-7629	627	39	15.9	95.5%	56 (8.9%)	134 (21.4%)	402 (64.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	$18,305			$2,195			$16,110	17.2	18	1761	2
170993001028	1764	Penn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1665	213	22	9.6	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	198 (93.0%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,169			$4,670			$23,499	17.2	11.6	1986	222
170471000167	1765	McCleery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 W Illinois Ave	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5012	551	39	14	63.3%	34 (6.2%)	55 (10.0%)	408 (74.0%)	33 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.9%)	$14,564			$2,052			$12,512	17.1	19.3	1703	62
171371001670	1766	Coleman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1220 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5190	655	38	17.2	62.4%	43 (6.6%)	18 (2.7%)	560 (85.5%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.1%)	$14,165			$2,476			$11,689	17.1	17.5	1774	8
170001000022	1767	Kenneth Murphy School	Public	K-5	11315 W Wadsworth Rd	Beach Park	60099	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 599-5060	375	26	14.2	56.8%	59 (15.7%)	96 (25.6%)	191 (50.9%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$19,798			$2,136			$17,663	17.1	17.9	1766	1
170993001168	1768	Aldridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	630 E 131st St	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5614	250	17	14.7	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	224 (89.6%)	26 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,622			$3,963			$17,658	17.1	12.9	1941	173
172472002677	1769	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Laurel Ln	Hazel Crest	60429	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 335-9773	290	16	18.1	94.1%	1 (0.3%)	265 (91.4%)	17 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$16,260			$3,124			$13,136	17	16.8	1794	25
170993000603	1770	Beidler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3151 W Walnut St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6811	253	20	12.6	95.7%	1 (0.4%)	239 (94.5%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,641			$3,491			$20,150	17	14.5	1893	123

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on IAR English Language Arts, IAR Mathematics test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.