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)
170993001150	2021	Wentworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1340 W 71st St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3394	388	35	11	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	340 (87.6%)	48 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,533			$5,194			$20,340	10.6	9	2068	47
170993000748	2022	Ellington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	243 N Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6361	501	42	12	92.2%	1 (0.2%)	442 (88.2%)	55 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,427			$3,586			$16,842	10.5	13.8	1915	107
173123003268	2023	Lincoln School	Public	K-8	700 Mary St	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6542	757	52	14.5	93.5%	86 (11.4%)	376 (49.7%)	236 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (7.0%)	$14,970			$2,274			$12,696	10.5	9.8	2047	24
170993001080	2024	Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4890	416	32	13	98.8%	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	399 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,812			$3,814			$16,998	10.5	17.2	1784	240
170993005167	2025	James R Doolittle Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	535 E 35th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1040	257	15	17.1	99.6%	1 (0.4%)	253 (98.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,705			$4,361			$20,344	10.4	8.8	2071	46
170468005473	2026	Edna Rollins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 Kane St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-5480	516	29	17.8	76.9%	10 (1.9%)	48 (9.3%)	442 (85.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	$16,778			$3,054			$13,724	10.4	11.3	1992	34
173123006420	2027	Trewyn Primary School	Public	K-8	1419 S Folkers Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 672-6500	357	33	10.6	93.0%	34 (9.5%)	264 (73.9%)	35 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$17,541			$2,929			$14,612	10.4	11	2004	23
170993000643	2028	De Diego Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1313 N Claremont Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4451	518	45	11.6	83.8%	23 (4.4%)	101 (19.5%)	378 (73.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$22,470			$3,902			$18,568	10.3	16.6	1811	217
170993000985	2029	Nash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4837 W Erie St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6125	269	21	12.8	94.1%	2 (0.7%)	194 (72.1%)	69 (25.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$25,158			$4,323			$20,835	10.2	8.9	2070	41
173451000240	2030	Lewis Lemon Elementary	Public	K-5	1993 Mulberry St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 967-8000	336	24	14	89.0%	33 (9.8%)	189 (56.3%)	75 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	$20,283			$4,098			$16,185	10.2	9.1	2065	35

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.