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)
171020001237	1511	Columbus East Elementary School	Public	4-6	3100 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 652-6085	366	29	12.5	84.2%	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	359 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,029			$2,725			$19,304	26.2	31.1	1373	138
173636004835	1512	George O Barr School	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 5th Avenue	Silvis	61282	Rock Island County	Silvis School District 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 792-0639	422	35	11.9	66.4%	210 (49.8%)	64 (15.2%)	95 (22.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.7%)	$16,016			$1,979			$14,038	26.1	22.4	1596	84
173447003552	1513	Rockdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	715 Meadow Ave	Rockdale	60436	Will County	Rockdale School District 84	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 725-5321	255	21	12.1	71.4%	54 (21.2%)	38 (14.9%)	146 (57.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	$21,304			$2,546			$18,758	26.1	35.3	1279	234
170648000317	1514	Bent Elementary School	Public	K-5	904 N Roosevelt Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 828-4315	370	26	14.2	70.8%	112 (30.3%)	64 (17.3%)	155 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.0%)	$17,905			$2,150			$15,756	26.1	21.2	1639	125
170519000199	1515	Bartonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6000 S Adams St	Bartonville	61607	Peoria County	Bartonville School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 697-3253	205	28	7.3	59.5%	138 (67.3%)	20 (9.8%)	12 (5.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.1%)	$17,817			$925			$16,891	26	27.5	1461	54
170993000652	1516	Carroll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2929 W 83rd St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9414	405	33	12.2	88.9%	7 (1.7%)	333 (82.2%)	61 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$22,047			$4,333			$17,715	25.9	18.7	1725	209
171371001704	1517	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	819 W Chicago St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5270	436	22	20.1	70.0%	44 (10.1%)	66 (15.1%)	298 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$15,013			$1,948			$13,065	25.8	25.9	1504	13
172862002994	1518	Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2808 Breezewood Blvd	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 557-4413	386	35	10.9	68.4%	176 (45.6%)	53 (13.7%)	119 (30.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.7%)	$13,293			$1,940			$11,353	25.8	29.4	1414	104
170651000333	1519	Nathan Hale Intermediate	Public	4-5	5312 135th St	Crestwood	60445	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 385-3399	179	12	15.2	74.9%	37 (20.7%)	42 (23.5%)	98 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$23,659			$4,896			$18,764	25.8	31.1	1372	147
171317001566	1520	Wells Elementary School	Public	K-4	490 Avenue of The Cities	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 796-1251	310	24	12.7	94.8%	80 (25.8%)	162 (52.3%)	40 (12.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	$17,193			$3,348			$13,845	25.7	17.1	1785	265

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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:

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

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

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.