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)
174125005947	1901	Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 N Lewis Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-1900	416	32	13	77.4%	5 (1.2%)	42 (10.1%)	358 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$24,009			$1,934			$22,075	13.7	20.4	1671	230
173451003574	1902	Julia Lathrop Elementary School	Public	K-5	2603 Clover Ave	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 966-3285	335	21	15.9	87.2%	46 (13.7%)	57 (17.0%)	215 (64.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$18,913			$3,019			$15,895	13.7	10.8	2011	109
171185001423	1903	Michael E Baum Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 S Lake Ridge Ave	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 362-3521	311	16	19.4	75.2%	109 (35.0%)	120 (38.6%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (20.3%)	$18,460			$3,856			$14,604	13.7	13.4	1930	27
170993006399	1904	Sadlowski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3930 E 105th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-8040	659	48	13.7	84.1%	17 (2.6%)	35 (5.3%)	603 (91.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,883			$3,000			$17,883	13.7	17.5	1773	131
170993001138	1905	Volta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4950 N Avers Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5080	742	49	15.2	88.9%	45 (6.1%)	23 (3.1%)	478 (64.4%)	184 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$17,439			$3,212			$14,227	13.7	15.3	1857	48
170993000590	1906	Bass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 W 66th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3275	287	25	11.4	99.3%	1 (0.3%)	276 (96.2%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,968			$5,275			$19,693	13.7	11	2005	99
170993001176	1907	Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1839 N Richmond St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4550	307	35	8.7	95.4%	10 (3.3%)	63 (20.5%)	230 (74.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$30,393			$3,952			$26,441	13.7	10.8	2013	106
170993000842	1908	Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9080	234	14	16.4	80.8%	4 (1.7%)	121 (51.7%)	109 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,307			$3,539			$20,768	13.7	9.9	2045	137
170468000148	1909	John Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 7th Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-5600	430	30	14.1	75.8%	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.8%)	408 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,102			$3,428			$17,674	13.7	18	1757	152
170993001109	1910	Stowe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3444 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4175	509	43	11.9	93.5%	9 (1.8%)	47 (9.2%)	444 (87.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,670			$3,831			$15,839	13.7	11	2006	96

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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.