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)
171047001269	881	Western Trails Elementary School	Public	K-5	860 Idaho St	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 588-6400	303	27	11.2	57.4%	111 (36.6%)	23 (7.6%)	99 (32.7%)	59 (19.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$23,331			$196			$23,135	52.3	64.6	659	222
172385002595	882	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Scoville Ave	Stickney	60402	Cook County	Lyons School District 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 783-4400	288	26	10.9	76.7%	23 (8.0%)	3 (1.0%)	254 (88.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$19,798			$802			$18,996	52.3	51.7	904	22
173951001854	883	Troy Heritage Trail School	Public	PK, KG-4	3389 Longford Dr	Joliet	60431	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 577-6760	473	34	13.9	57.7%	133 (28.1%)	96 (20.3%)	207 (43.8%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$15,111			$461			$14,650	52.1	53.2	877	6
170933004570	884	Cerro Gordo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 S Monroe St	Cerro Gordo	61818	Piatt County	Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 763-2551	240	22	10.8	47.1%	219 (91.3%)	6 (2.5%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,639			$1,160			$11,479	52.1	59.2	756	128
170996001226	885	U S Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2712 Miller Ave	South Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 756-4156	163	13	12.1	96.3%	8 (4.9%)	28 (17.2%)	121 (74.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$23,795			$4,302			$19,493	52	36.9	1241	356
170011006217	886	LEARN Charter School 6 N Chicago Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3131 Sheridan Rd	Great Lakes	60088	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 377-0600	503	43	11.6	66.0%	39 (7.8%)	116 (23.1%)	316 (62.8%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$16,587			$96			$16,491	52	53.7	863	23
170993000983	887	Murphy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3539 W Grace St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5223	496	37	13.4	53.4%	151 (30.4%)	17 (3.4%)	298 (60.1%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$19,691			$3,059			$16,631	52	52.3	892	5
172346000107	888	Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 W Madison St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 827-4100	484	42	11.4	45.9%	249 (51.4%)	46 (9.5%)	108 (22.3%)	66 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$19,118			$846			$18,272	51.9	48.6	987	99
170138705902	889	Western Barry Elementary	Public	K-5	401 McDonough St	Barry	62312	Pike County	Western CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 335-2323	249	22	11.4	59.8%	237 (95.2%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,277			$1,201			$12,076	51.9	54.7	851	38
170606000287	890	Karel Havlicek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6401 15th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 795-2451	502	33	15.2	63.3%	21 (4.2%)	42 (8.4%)	428 (85.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,321			$1,156			$18,165	51.9	29.6	1407	517

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.