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)
172076002365	1331	Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Warren Ave	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 933-0709	445	28	15.7	84.0%	98 (22.0%)	193 (43.4%)	133 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$15,437			$1,481			$13,957	32.5	36.3	1252	79
170993000612	1332	Mosaic School of Fine Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	6710 N Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2160	720	53	13.5	90.8%	94 (13.1%)	70 (9.7%)	280 (38.9%)	262 (36.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$17,328			$3,263			$14,065	32.4	32.6	1328	4
171590001137	1333	Jones-Farrar International Baccalaureate	Public	K-6	1386 Kiwanis Dr	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 232-0610	337	26	12.9	53.4%	168 (49.9%)	83 (24.6%)	25 (7.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (17.2%)	$18,395			$3,788			$14,606	32.3	26.6	1481	148
173690003806	1334	Sparta Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	203A Dean Ave	Sparta	62286	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 443-5331	741	51	14.5	66.0%	515 (69.5%)	107 (14.4%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (13.5%)	$13,298			$865			$12,433	32.3	27.4	1464	130
172208002478	1335	Northwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1735 Malcolm Ave	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	La Salle Education Service District 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 223-0786	644	53	12.1	64.4%	341 (53.0%)	35 (5.4%)	220 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.5%)	$25,471			$7,490			$17,981	32.3	26.6	1485	150
170993001136	1336	Walsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2015 S Peoria St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7950	242	27	8.8	73.1%	7 (2.9%)	54 (22.3%)	164 (67.8%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$27,199			$4,219			$22,979	32.2	33.1	1318	18
171824005530	1337	Machesney Elementary School	Public	1-6	8615 N 2nd St	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 654-4509	307	23	13.1	67.8%	233 (75.9%)	18 (5.9%)	35 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$17,436			$2,562			$14,874	32.2	31.3	1369	32
170360004116	1338	West Elementary School	Public	2-5	1513 State St	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 463-2134	418	33	12.6	60.0%	204 (48.8%)	127 (30.4%)	26 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.1%)	$13,708			$2,638			$11,070	32.2	24.2	1544	206
173675003782	1339	Madison School	Public	4-5	15700 Orchid Dr	South Holland	60473	Cook County	South Holland School District 151	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 339-2117	297	25	11.8	98.3%	4 (1.3%)	197 (66.3%)	93 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$25,573			$3,655			$21,918	32.2	25.7	1509	170
170693000359	1340	Bradley West Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 W State St	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 933-2216	390	33	11.8	56.7%	207 (53.1%)	50 (12.8%)	83 (21.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.3%)	$17,650			$3,100			$14,550	32.1	37.7	1214	126

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.