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)
171371005613	871	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1650 Maureen Dr	Hoffman Estates	60192	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 289-6639	469	26	17.9	49.0%	112 (23.9%)	39 (8.3%)	252 (53.7%)	45 (9.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$14,083			$1,582			$12,502	52.9	51.9	901	30
173027004390	872	Fox Chase Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Fox Chase Dr N	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 636-3500	663	38	17.4	36.7%	304 (45.9%)	81 (12.2%)	221 (33.3%)	25 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	$15,482			$1,081			$14,402	52.7	50.1	948	76
171446001796	873	Oakton Elementary School	Public	K-5	436 Ridge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 859-8801	375	41	9.2	60.0%	86 (22.9%)	165 (44.0%)	81 (21.6%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	$28,252			$380			$27,872	52.6	48.3	991	118
173369003466	874	George W Lieb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 Pembroke Ln	Bridgeview	60455	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 599-1050	387	29	13.3	72.1%	217 (56.1%)	13 (3.4%)	132 (34.1%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,910			$2,691			$13,219	52.6	43.6	1100	226
173891005071	875	Wolcott School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 N Wolcott St	Thornton	60476	Cook County	Thornton School District 154	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 877-2526	252	20	12.6	50.0%	48 (19.0%)	82 (32.5%)	108 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	$16,381			$3,412			$12,969	52.5	56.2	821	54
172448002910	876	Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 S Main St	Sugar Grove	60554	Kane County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 466-8500	414	34	12.3		334 (80.7%)	7 (1.7%)	43 (10.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$17,807			$424			$17,383	52.5	61	729	147
171471001814	877	Center Street Elementary School	Public	4-8	200 W Center St	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Fairfield PSD 112	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 842-2679	297	23	13.2	60.3%	272 (91.6%)	6 (2.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$14,754			$2,923			$11,831	52.5	56	828	49
174062004085	878	Waltham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2902 N Il Route 178	Utica	61373	LaSalle County	Waltham CCSD 185	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 667-4417	254	22	11.8		223 (87.8%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (7.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	$15,793			$691			$15,102	52.4	50.8	932	54
173960004000	879	North Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1201 N Prairie St	Tuscola	61953	Douglas County	Tuscola CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 253-2712	326	28	11.6	42.6%	293 (89.9%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$13,154			$664			$12,490	52.4	58.2	775	104
170032605636	880	Centennial School	Public	3-4	135 W 5th St	El Paso	61738	Woodford County	El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 527-4435	170	12	13.7	38.2%	148 (87.1%)	2 (1.2%)	10 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	$11,248			$403			$10,845	52.4	62.1	708	172

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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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.