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)
173123003265	2001	Annie Jo Gordon Community Lrning Center	Public	K-8	2727 W Krause Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6522	592	43	13.6	91.6%	50 (8.4%)	326 (55.1%)	174 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	$16,310			$2,776			$13,534	11.3	10.3	2036	35
170993000966	2002	Mollison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4415 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1804	237	20	11.8	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	227 (95.8%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,874			$4,519			$18,355	11.3	12.5	1953	49
170993000737	2003	Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3615 W 16th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1690	281	24	11.7	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	242 (86.1%)	35 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$21,075			$4,266			$16,809	11.3	11.6	1983	20
171242001493	2004	Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School	Public	K-6	14833 Avalon Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 841-3606	348	17	20	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	321 (92.2%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$17,401			$2,278			$15,123	11.3	12.6	1950	54
170993000675	2005	Metcalfe Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12339 S Normal Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5590	308	21	15	97.4%	1 (0.3%)	291 (94.5%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$22,134			$3,595			$18,539	11.2	12.1	1964	41
173451005447	2006	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1421 West St	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 966-3740	485	30	16.1	85.6%	27 (5.6%)	98 (20.2%)	334 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	$17,989			$4,205			$13,784	11.2	11.9	1971	35
170993001098	2007	Smyth J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1059 W 13th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7180	366	34	10.9	90.4%	3 (0.8%)	347 (94.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$24,381			$4,098			$20,283	11.2	10.1	2042	35
173451005531	2008	Riverdahl Elementary School	Public	K-5	3520 Kishwaukee St	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 229-2870	529	31	17.1	90.0%	128 (24.2%)	211 (39.9%)	119 (22.5%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.2%)	$17,427			$4,212			$13,215	11.2	10.9	2009	1
170993006436	2009	Acero Charter - Sandra Cisneros Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2744 W Pershing Rd	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 376-8830	345	25	13.8	92.5%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	338 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,835			$2,632			$23,202	11.1	16.6	1810	199
170993000602	2010	Beethoven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 W 47th St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1480	327	22	14.8	96.6%	1 (0.3%)	284 (86.9%)	40 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,648			$3,367			$16,281	11.1	9.4	2058	48

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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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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.