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)
170873000512	891	Briargate Elementary School	Public	1-5	100 S Wulff St	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 357-5250	425	28	15.1	23.1%	318 (74.8%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (17.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$12,644			$837			$11,806	51.8	62.2	706	185
173123003276	892	Northmoor Primary School	Public	K-4	1819 W Northmoor Rd	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 692-9481	377	25	14.9	64.2%	133 (35.3%)	159 (42.2%)	30 (8.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	$15,726			$2,362			$13,364	51.8	51.1	924	32
170993000625	893	Budlong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Foster Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2591	743	58	12.9	65.9%	253 (34.1%)	40 (5.4%)	289 (38.9%)	125 (16.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	$17,175			$2,652			$14,523	51.8	49	975	82
170993006457	894	LEARN Charter Excel Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 243-7001	389	27	14.4	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	375 (96.4%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,078			$1,405			$17,673	51.8	43.1	1106	212
171827004403	895	East Side Intermediate School	Public	3-5	315 E Church St	Harrisburg	62946	Saline County	Harrisburg CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 253-7637	385	30	12.7	66.2%	331 (86.0%)	21 (5.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$12,943			$1,882			$11,061	51.8	34.9	1284	389
171608001928	896	Silas Willard Elementary School	Public	K-4	460 Fifer St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 973-2015	427	36	11.8	73.8%	233 (54.6%)	57 (13.3%)	68 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (15.9%)	$14,133			$1,049			$13,083	51.7	64.3	667	229
171455001807	897	Northwest School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 W 92nd St	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 425-9473	230	25	9.2	51.3%	78 (33.9%)	50 (21.7%)	94 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$20,607			$934			$19,672	51.7	36.7	1245	348
170981000578	898	Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Opdyke St	Chester	62233	Randolph County	Chester CUSD 139	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 826-2354	637	47	13.4	54.8%	516 (81.0%)	7 (1.1%)	90 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$12,588			$1,742			$10,847	51.7	52.2	897	1
171635001952	899	Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 S Center St	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 945-0652	360	25	14.3	39.7%	309 (85.8%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	$14,958			$136			$14,821	51.7	68.4	592	307
172729002891	900	Mount Pulaski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	119 N Garden St	Mount Pulaski	62548	Logan County	Mt Pulaski CUSD 23	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 792-7220	347	27	13	41.2%	326 (93.9%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$16,335			$14,840			$1,495	51.7	44.6	1073	173

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.