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)
170993001010	401	Oriole Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5424 N Oketo Ave	Chicago	60656	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1201	589	41	14.3	26.3%	352 (59.8%)	11 (1.9%)	166 (28.2%)	41 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$17,448			$2,334			$15,114	78.5	77.4	416	15
172100002954	402	Neponset Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 W Main St	Neponset	61345	Bureau County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 594-2306	135	13	10.4	81.5%	103 (76.3%)	3 (2.2%)	23 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$14,166			$1,173			$12,993	78.5	64.3	668	266
172500002711	403	Unity Elementary School	Public	K-6	6846 Unity School Rd	Brookport	62910	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 564-2582	134	10	13.7	60.4%	121 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$13,684			$1,127			$12,557	78.5	83.7	298	105
170645000315	404	Dujardin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	166 Euclid Ave	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Bloomingdale School District 13	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 894-9200	370	24	15.3		255 (68.9%)	6 (1.6%)	33 (8.9%)	56 (15.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$14,416			$652			$13,764	78.4	77.7	408	4
171722002023	405	Grand Ridge School	Public	K-8	400 W Main St	Grand Ridge	61325	LaSalle County	Grand Ridge CCSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 249-6225	215	23	9.3	32.6%	197 (91.6%)	5 (2.3%)	8 (3.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$18,270			$2,176			$16,095	78.3	82.9	319	86
171254005197	406	Henry Puffer School	Public	PK, KG-6	2220 Haddow Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 968-0294	285	26	10.7		193 (67.7%)	17 (6.0%)	37 (13.0%)	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$17,774			$659			$17,115	78.2	82	335	71
171435001772	407	Erie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	605 6th Ave	Erie	61250	Whiteside County	Erie CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 659-2239	254	19	13.1	28.0%	240 (94.5%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$18,004			$478			$17,526	78.2	81.8	343	64
171405001756	408	Elmwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 N Morgan St	Elmwood	61529	Peoria County	Elmwood CUSD 322	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 742-4261	341	21	16.6	19.4%	308 (90.3%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$11,425			$592			$10,833	78.2	75.6	457	49
171737002051	409	Grant Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	421 Esson Farm Rd	Grant Park	60940	Kankakee County	Grant Park CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 465-2183	320	25	12.8	50.6%	251 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$13,238			$204			$13,033	78.2	57.1	793	384
170688000355	410	Bradford Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	345 Silver St	Bradford	61421	Stark County	Bradford CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 897-4441	132	10	13	35.6%	120 (90.9%)	3 (2.3%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$15,205			$367			$14,838	78.2	69.4	574	164

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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.

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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.