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)
174128004144	1691	Waverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	499 W Elm St	Waverly	62692	Morgan County	Waverly CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 435-2331	212	17	12.4	51.4%	189 (89.2%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$14,468			$1,367			$13,100	19.6	22.3	1598	93
170993000731	1692	Dubois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 E 133rd St	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5582	192	15	12.8	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	179 (93.2%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,172			$5,040			$21,132	19.6	10.9	2008	316
170140403079	1693	Odin Attendance Center K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	102 S Merritt St	Odin	62870	Marion County	Odin PSD 722	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 740-4183	159	17	9.4	91.8%	143 (89.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.5%)	$15,898			$1,310			$14,588	19.6	22	1611	82
170993000676	1694	Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1624 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7205	416	34	12.3	89.4%	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.1%)	392 (94.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,403			$3,618			$15,785	19.6	20.9	1646	48
170993000753	1695	Esmond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1865 W Montvale Ave	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2650	258	19	13.5	92.2%	1 (0.4%)	245 (95.0%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,497			$4,960			$18,536	19.6	11.7	1979	284
170993000616	1696	Brennemann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4251 N Clarendon Ave	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5766	478	40	12	90.6%	30 (6.3%)	222 (46.4%)	169 (35.4%)	17 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	$20,769			$3,692			$17,077	19.5	16.9	1792	96
171371001684	1697	Huff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 Hastings St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5285	595	30	19.8	69.9%	37 (6.2%)	17 (2.9%)	520 (87.4%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,598			$2,102			$12,496	19.5	22.1	1603	94
173451003607	1698	Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion	Public	K-8	1506 Clover Ave	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 490-4100	629	33	19.1	77.1%	43 (6.8%)	23 (3.7%)	556 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$14,991			$2,571			$12,420	19.4	16.6	1807	109
172058002325	1699	M J Cunningham Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Moran St	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 723-0169	491	31	15.7	95.3%	38 (7.7%)	32 (6.5%)	402 (81.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$17,250			$1,802			$15,449	19.4	24.3	1539	160
170993006465	1700	CICS - Wrightwood	Public, Charter	K-8	8130 S California Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 434-4575	622	29	21.4	87.8%	2 (0.3%)	595 (95.7%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$20,251			$162			$20,088	19.4	11.9	1973	273

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.