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)
171371001695	1361	Oakhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 S Oltendorf Rd	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 213-5585	427	32	13.4	52.5%	78 (18.3%)	21 (4.9%)	315 (73.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$16,338			$2,522			$13,816	31.2	29.1	1419	58
173127004474	1362	Peoria Heights Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 E Glen Ave	Peoria Heights	61616	Peoria County	Peoria Heights CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 686-8809	524	36	14.3	70.8%	289 (55.2%)	133 (25.4%)	45 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.1%)	$17,559			$2,217			$15,342	31.2	24	1550	188
170993000807	1363	Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3715 W Polk St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6820	230	20	11.5	96.5%	1 (0.4%)	225 (97.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,294			$4,611			$20,683	31.2	19.5	1697	334
170993006099	1364	South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1415 E 70th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-8340	239	26	9.3	75.7%	0 (0.0%)	227 (95.0%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$33,912			$5,471			$28,441	31.1	24.4	1537	173
173423003506	1365	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-5	301 E Poplar St	Robinson	62454	Crawford County	Robinson CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 544-3315	323	24	13.2	49.8%	296 (91.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$13,293			$1,392			$11,900	31.1	41.4	1146	219
174089004101	1366	Warsaw Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	340 S 11th St	Warsaw	62379	Hancock County	Warsaw CUSD 316	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 256-4281	207	19	10.8	10.6%	199 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,325			$907			$12,418	31.1	37.6	1217	149
173918003976	1367	Tonica Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	535 N 1981st Rd	Tonica	61370	LaSalle County	Tonica CCSD 79	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 442-3420	123	13	9.4	48.0%	105 (85.4%)	2 (1.6%)	16 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,701			$1,240			$19,460	31	22.4	1595	228
170142406394	1368	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7823 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 651-1221	328	19	17.4	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	319 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$18,895			$3,430			$15,465	31	18.6	1730	362
170993001070	1369	Sayre Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1850 N Newland Ave	Chicago	60707	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3351	400	42	9.6	63.8%	35 (8.8%)	151 (37.8%)	200 (50.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$22,833			$3,479			$19,354	31	24.3	1540	171
172478002686	1370	Black Hawk Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 Gladstone Dr	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 893-5750	532	30	17.7	62.8%	44 (8.3%)	106 (19.9%)	285 (53.6%)	86 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$31,712			$1,518			$30,194	31	32	1344	26

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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.