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)
170351000033	601	Altamont Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	407 S Edwards St	Altamont	62411	Effingham County	Altamont CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 483-5171	470	38	12.5	64.7%	444 (94.5%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$10,088			$821			$9,267	67.2	56.3	818	217
172439002646	602	Manteno Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	555 W Cook St	Manteno	60950	Kankakee County	Manteno CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 928-7200	697	52	13.4	32.6%	573 (82.2%)	15 (2.2%)	79 (11.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$12,571			$527			$12,044	67.2	61.9	714	112
172127005282	603	Christa McAuliffe School	Public	PK, KG-5	8944 174th St	Tinley Park	60487	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 429-4565	546	37	14.9		422 (77.3%)	33 (6.0%)	58 (10.6%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	$16,437			$384			$16,053	67.2	66.5	617	14
173474003658	604	Winston Churchill Elementary School	Public	K-6	1520 Jones Rd	Schaumburg	60195	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-6300	582	46	12.6		232 (39.9%)	30 (5.2%)	106 (18.2%)	189 (32.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.6%)	$15,337			$595			$14,742	67.1	72.5	509	95
172346002576	605	Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School	Public	K-5	617 Hammerschmidt Ave	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 827-4200	391	28	14.1	16.1%	315 (80.6%)	8 (2.0%)	37 (9.5%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$17,939			$346			$17,593	67	70	561	44
171818004438	606	Calhoun Elementary/ Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Poor Farm Hollow Rd	Hardin	62047	Calhoun County	Calhoun CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 576-2341	334	31	10.7	40.1%	321 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,197			$1,703			$12,494	67	48.5	988	382
171377001714	607	Devonshire School	Public	K-5	1401 Pennsylvania Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4398	299	29	10.4	58.9%	129 (43.1%)	15 (5.0%)	82 (27.4%)	57 (19.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$22,406			$984			$21,421	67	61	728	121
170993000882	608	Kellogg Elementary School	Public	K-8	9241 S Leavitt St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2590	289	23	12.8	39.8%	38 (13.1%)	239 (82.7%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,953			$2,714			$18,239	66.9	72.3	515	93
171770004649	609	Greenview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	147 E Palmer St	Greenview	62642	Menard County	Greenview CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 968-2295	107	10	10.7	33.6%	103 (96.3%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$21,288			$2,842			$18,445	66.9	68.7	586	23
173540003696	610	Saratoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4040 N Division St	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Saratoga CCSD 60C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 942-5970	766	66	11.6	40.9%	523 (68.3%)	40 (5.2%)	138 (18.0%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	$14,548			$692			$13,855	66.9	64	672	62

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.