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)
171371001665	1641	Century Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1235 Braeburn Dr	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5180	536	27	19.7	65.1%	58 (10.8%)	66 (12.3%)	375 (70.0%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$14,942			$1,762			$13,180	21.5	18.3	1745	104
170348000029	1642	Lane Elementary School	Public	K-6	4600 W 123rd St	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 371-0720	226	23	9.8	67.7%	47 (20.8%)	54 (23.9%)	108 (47.8%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$20,570			$1,377			$19,193	21.5	26.8	1477	165
171780002074	1643	Prairie Trail School	Public	3-5	13600 W Wadsworth Rd	Wadsworth	60083	Lake County	Gurnee School District 56	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 623-4333	405	35	11.4	59.5%	68 (16.8%)	103 (25.4%)	189 (46.7%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$18,650			$1,425			$17,225	21.5	16.5	1813	170
170456000137	1644	Meadow Lane School	Public	3-5	11800 S Meadow Lane Dr	Merrionette Park	60803	Cook County	Atwood Heights School District 125	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 388-6958	178	15	11.8		47 (26.4%)	35 (19.7%)	86 (48.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$12,431			$801			$11,630	21.5	32.4	1335	309
170651004253	1645	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	12545 S Homan Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 489-3523	244	19	13	85.7%	23 (9.4%)	102 (41.8%)	116 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$22,255			$4,823			$17,432	21.4	27.6	1459	186
170993001194	1646	Cullen Elementary School	Public	K-8	10650 S Eberhart Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5375	173	11	15.7	96.0%	1 (0.6%)	165 (95.4%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$23,457			$4,133			$19,324	21.4	22.7	1583	63
171590001899	1647	Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 W Laurel St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 232-0370	320	25	12.8	66.6%	132 (41.3%)	111 (34.7%)	29 (9.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.8%)	$20,064			$4,659			$15,405	21.4	14.5	1890	243
170993001095	1648	Shoop Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11140 S Bishop St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2715	420	29	14.4	93.6%	2 (0.5%)	404 (96.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$22,456			$3,551			$18,905	21.4	15.4	1851	203
170993001077	1649	Schmid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9755 S Greenwood Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6235	181	22	8.2	92.8%	1 (0.6%)	172 (95.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,448			$4,892			$24,556	21.3	20.7	1655	6
170993006035	1650	Academy for Global Citizenship	Public, Charter	K-8	4647 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 582-1100	478	37	12.9	60.9%	14 (2.9%)	13 (2.7%)	441 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	$21,222			$2,139			$19,083	21.2	21.6	1618	32

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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:

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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.