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)
170993000778	1551	Fuller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4214 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1687	306	19	16.1	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	289 (94.4%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$19,586			$3,037			$16,549	24.7	18.1	1756	205
171248004609	1552	Dongola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 High St	Dongola	62926	Union County	Dongola Unified School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 827-3524	128	11	11.6	96.9%	120 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$14,970			$955			$14,015	24.7	30.2	1389	163
170993000689	1553	Dawes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3810 W 81st Pl	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2350	946	70	13.6	95.9%	6 (0.6%)	141 (14.9%)	793 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$17,875			$3,052			$14,823	24.6	28.7	1430	123
171179004515	1554	Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14794 Catlin Tilton Rd	Danville	61834	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 444-3500	382	25	15.5	91.1%	168 (44.0%)	123 (32.2%)	32 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (14.7%)	$22,821			$5,790			$17,031	24.6	23.1	1577	23
170993000770	1555	Fernwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10041 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2700	255	15	17.5	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	239 (93.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$20,373			$3,199			$17,174	24.6	21.7	1615	60
170993001015	1556	Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8247 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9330	272	19	14.5	57.4%	0 (0.0%)	259 (95.2%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,693			$3,233			$18,461	24.5	23.4	1566	10
170951004940	1557	Chaney-Monge School	Public	K-8	400 Elsie Ave	Crest Hill	60403	Will County	Chaney-Monge School District 88	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 722-6673	451	0		80.5%	129 (28.6%)	49 (10.9%)	238 (52.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$19,265			$1,403			$17,862	24.5	23.4	1567	10
171371001685	1558	Lords Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	323 Waverly Dr	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5360	679	37	18.5	58.5%	27 (4.0%)	32 (4.7%)	588 (86.6%)	14 (2.1%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,942			$1,894			$12,048	24.3	20.8	1651	93
170576000247	1559	Grant Elementary School	Public	1-5	1300 N 34th Ave	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 410-3400	309	27	11.4	99.4%	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.9%)	283 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$19,010			$2,583			$16,427	24.3	16.6	1808	249
172592002785	1560	Central Park Elementary School	Public	K-8	3621 151st St	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Midlothian School District 143	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 385-0045	620	49	12.6	67.6%	121 (19.5%)	147 (23.7%)	321 (51.8%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$17,343			$2,451			$14,891	24.2	17.1	1787	227

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.