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)
170993000968	1741	Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3651 W Schubert Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4155	635	47	13.5	90.2%	35 (5.5%)	13 (2.0%)	580 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$19,968			$3,558			$16,410	17.8	22.7	1584	157
172058002340	1742	Pershing Elementary School	Public	K-5	251 N Midland Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 725-0986	606	30	20	95.0%	62 (10.2%)	99 (16.3%)	420 (69.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$17,854			$1,971			$15,884	17.8	17.9	1768	26
170315000478	1743	Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	644 S Ardmore Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 458-2900	238	21	11.1	76.1%	40 (16.8%)	5 (2.1%)	181 (76.1%)	6 (2.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,926			$1,424			$15,501	17.7	16.8	1799	56
170600000282	1744	Sunnyside Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5412 Saint Charles Rd	Berkeley	60163	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 449-3170	358	32	11.3	78.5%	10 (2.8%)	142 (39.7%)	198 (55.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$19,699			$706			$18,993	17.7	22.4	1592	152
174125004126	1745	Glen Flora Elementary School	Public	K-5	1110 Chestnut St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-1800	458	34	13.4	81.2%	15 (3.3%)	70 (15.3%)	352 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	$20,777			$1,876			$18,901	17.7	20.3	1676	69
170993005799	1746	Legacy Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3318 W Ogden Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 542-1640	455	23	20.1	94.5%	4 (0.9%)	419 (92.1%)	28 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,424			$1,975			$20,449	17.7	23.1	1576	170
170576000251	1747	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Oak St	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 410-3500	230	19	12.1	99.1%	2 (0.9%)	135 (58.7%)	82 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$30,353			$3,518			$26,835	17.7	16.4	1820	73
172058002347	1748	Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	701 3rd Ave	Joliet	60433	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 723-2808	391	22	17.6	93.9%	5 (1.3%)	80 (20.5%)	300 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$18,644			$1,778			$16,866	17.7	17.9	1762	14
174125004137	1749	Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 N McAree Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-1860	466	20	23.3	74.9%	17 (3.6%)	50 (10.7%)	384 (82.4%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$21,700			$1,997			$19,703	17.6	14.8	1876	127
171245001498	1750	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	14151 Lincoln Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2075	328	23	14.2	97.3%	1 (0.3%)	294 (89.6%)	29 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$27,194			$4,722			$22,472	17.6	17.1	1786	36

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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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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.