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)
170996001224	1081	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 Center Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 756-4833	86	10	8.4	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	64 (74.4%)	19 (22.1%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$29,583			$4,302			$25,281	43.4			(n/a)
174221004234	1082	Booth Tarkington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Scott St	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 520-2775	565	39	14.6	42.7%	165 (29.2%)	23 (4.1%)	189 (33.5%)	149 (26.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	$20,867			$1,079			$19,788	43.3	50.1	944	138
174035004055	1083	North Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 W Sunset Ave	Villa Park	60181	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 516-7790	421	30	14	62.5%	126 (29.9%)	42 (10.0%)	228 (54.2%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$17,471			$762			$16,708	43.2	43.9	1091	8
172433002645	1084	Westdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Diversey Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 455-4060	469	44	10.6	64.4%	26 (5.5%)	8 (1.7%)	421 (89.8%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,783			$677			$20,106	43.2	40.6	1163	79
172640002805	1085	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	5312 11th Avenue C	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1607	304	16	19.6	60.5%	154 (50.7%)	41 (13.5%)	82 (27.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	$12,939			$993			$11,946	43.2	44.6	1069	16
172862003005	1086	Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N Towanda Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 557-4425	421	31	13.4	61.3%	190 (45.1%)	133 (31.6%)	36 (8.6%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (10.0%)	$18,658			$1,791			$16,867	43.1	38.1	1207	121
170717000368	1087	Bridgeview Elementary School	Public	K-6	7800 S Thomas Ave	Bridgeview	60455	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 496-8713	428	39	10.9	55.6%	199 (46.5%)	39 (9.1%)	156 (36.4%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$17,629			$1,463			$16,166	43.1	36.2	1253	166
170141106256	1088	East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1602 Dixon Rd	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 625-4400	213	20	10.8	47.9%	160 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$17,218			$1,096			$16,122	43.1	52.5	889	199
170595004752	1089	Benton Grade School K-4	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 E McKenzie St	Benton	62812	Franklin County	Benton CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 438-7181	599	38	15.8	64.8%	543 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$12,659			$3,461			$9,198	43.1	43	1111	22
173075003194	1090	Carolyn Wenz Elementary School	Public	3-5	437 W Washington St	Paris	61944	Edgar County	Paris-Union School District 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 466-3140	256	19	13.2	71.9%	235 (91.8%)	4 (1.6%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$11,899			$962			$10,937	42.9	56	827	263

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.