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)
170492006196	531	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	1401 E Plummer Blvd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 483-6704	609	37	16.6	24.1%	421 (69.1%)	56 (9.2%)	33 (5.4%)	46 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	$10,928			$948			$9,981	71.2	62.4	701	170
170993000609	532	Black Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	9101 S Euclid Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6390	356	26	13.6	71.3%	0 (0.0%)	346 (97.2%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,609			$3,281			$18,329	71.2	57.7	784	252
170588000265	533	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1041 Evergreen Dr	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Benjamin School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 876-7810	388	31	12.7		230 (59.3%)	13 (3.4%)	73 (18.8%)	55 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	$22,145			$549			$21,595	71.2	62.1	709	176
172037002294	534	Jasper Elementary School	Public	K-8	2030 County Road 1020 N	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Jasper CCSD 17	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 842-3048	178	14	13.1	8.4%	168 (94.4%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,874			$2,748			$9,126	71.2	69.9	564	30
171416001763	535	Elwood C C School	Public	PK, KG-8	409 N Chicago St	Elwood	60421	Will County	Elwood CCSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 423-5588	286	32	9	24.5%	171 (59.8%)	31 (10.8%)	78 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$23,600			$1,292			$22,308	71.1	73.4	492	43
173939004857	536	Tremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 S James St	Tremont	61568	Tazewell County	Tremont CUSD 702	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 925-4841	314	20	15.5	18.2%	281 (89.5%)	11 (3.5%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$12,054			$759			$11,295	71	72.6	505	31
171353001638	537	Columbus Elementary School	Public	3-5	315 N Kansas St	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 656-5167	374	22	17.3	20.6%	298 (79.7%)	28 (7.5%)	13 (3.5%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	$12,409			$819			$11,590	70.9	71.3	536	1
170993001045	538	Pulaski International School of Chicago	Public	PK, KG-8	2230 W McLean Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-4391	844	60	14	38.2%	306 (36.3%)	14 (1.7%)	427 (50.6%)	34 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.0%)	$17,132			$2,066			$15,066	70.8	71.1	538
171377001711	539	Clearmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	280 Clearmont Dr	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4372	402	34	11.9	55.5%	307 (76.4%)	10 (2.5%)	60 (14.9%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$19,337			$943			$18,394	70.8	64.4	665	126
173696004838	540	Spoon River Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35265 N IL Route 97	London Mills	61544	Fulton County	Spoon River Valley CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 778-2207	142	11	13.2	55.6%	126 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.5%)	$15,645			$1,329			$14,316	70.7	77	425	115

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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.