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)
170993000981	1701	Brown R Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12607 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5385	290	22	13.1	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	285 (98.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,734			$3,728			$17,006	19.3	17	1790	89
170405000091	1702	Otis P Graves Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6021 S 74th Ave	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 458-7260	552	39	14	82.4%	11 (2.0%)	9 (1.6%)	523 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$23,480			$6,745			$16,735	19.2	20.6	1659	43
172904005440	1703	Norwood Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 S Main St	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Norwood Education Service District 63	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 697-6312	212	19	11.1	60.8%	161 (75.9%)	19 (9.0%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	$14,927			$1,508			$13,420	19.2	24.8	1525	178
170579001089	1704	Meehan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 E 6th St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 547-3546	667	42	15.8	63.3%	257 (38.5%)	16 (2.4%)	371 (55.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$13,659			$11,292			$2,367	19.1	26.3	1489	215
171371001700	1705	Ronald D O Neal	Public	K-6	510 Franklin Blvd	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5266	447	28	16.2	73.8%	33 (7.4%)	17 (3.8%)	386 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,530			$2,074			$12,457	19.1	18.4	1744	39
173531004825	1706	Sandoval Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 E Perry Ave	Sandoval	62882	Marion County	Sandoval CUSD 501	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 247-3450	212	14	14.8	72.2%	184 (86.8%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.0%)	$17,393			$4,913			$12,480	19	23.5	1562	144
170993006498	1707	CICS - Prairie Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11530 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 928-0480	416	20	20.3	93.5%	3 (0.7%)	276 (66.3%)	136 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,398			$165			$19,233	19	19.7	1692	15
170993000928	1708	Smith W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	744 E 103rd St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5689	353	25	14.1	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	335 (94.9%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,301			$4,040			$18,261	19	15.1	1864	156
170855004912	1709	Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	251 Amarillo Dr	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 484-5600	267	29	9.1	88.8%	6 (2.2%)	53 (19.9%)	192 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$23,180			$2,258			$20,922	19	11.7	1977	268
170576000250	1710	McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	3317 Butterfield Rd	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 410-3600	340	22	15.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	212 (62.4%)	115 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$19,156			$2,486			$16,670	19	17.5	1775	65

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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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