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)
172028002279	1391	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	524 S Kosciusko St	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 243-6711	270	19	13.9	67.4%	179 (66.3%)	33 (12.2%)	17 (6.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.7%)	$13,590			$1,606			$11,984	30.2	26.1	1499	108
174169005458	1392	McCarty Elementary School	Public	K-5	3000 Village Green Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 375-3400	474	37	12.7	37.3%	158 (33.3%)	83 (17.5%)	116 (24.5%)	86 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	$16,793			$1,828			$14,965	30.2	35.9	1263	129
170462005966	1393	Auburn Middle School	Public	3-5	601 N 7th St	Auburn	62615	Sangamon County	Auburn CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 438-6919	201	17	12.1	46.3%	181 (90.0%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$10,137			$614			$9,522	30.2	31.9	1346	47
171371001683	1394	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-6	80 N Airlite St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5282	492	26	18.6	61.2%	59 (12.0%)	26 (5.3%)	379 (77.0%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$15,122			$1,872			$13,250	30.2	25.6	1512	118
174155004163	1395	Turner Elementary School	Public	K-5	750 Ingalton Ave	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	West Chicago Education Service District 33	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 293-6050	295	29	10.1	70.8%	38 (12.9%)	13 (4.4%)	241 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$27,077			$1,520			$25,556	30.2	41.3	1148	247
170315000008	1396	Lake Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	330 W Lake Park Dr	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 458-3010	231	24	9.7	77.5%	25 (10.8%)	2 (0.9%)	192 (83.1%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$19,383			$1,607			$17,776	30.1	41.5	1143	253
173749003687	1397	Stark County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W Van Buren St	Wyoming	61491	Stark County	Stark County CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 695-5181	308	22	13.8	36.4%	286 (92.9%)	6 (1.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$12,718			$1,409			$11,309	30.1	43.9	1090	307
170609000289	1398	Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	6850 31st St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 795-2322	246	23	10.6	67.5%	33 (13.4%)	25 (10.2%)	182 (74.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$15,786			$1,334			$14,452	30.1	45.3	1048	350
170993006492	1399	LEARN Charter - Hunter Perkins Camp	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 W 83rd St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 488-1634	467	22	21.2	77.3%	3 (0.6%)	450 (96.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,740			$1,195			$19,545	30.1	34.4	1298	101
170993005687	1400	New Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1707 W Morse Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2760	576	38	15.1	80.4%	73 (12.7%)	159 (27.6%)	262 (45.5%)	43 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.4%)	$19,990			$2,556			$17,434	30	24.7	1531	131

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.