Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Illinois elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Illinois test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
170993005692	1861	North River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4416 N Troy St	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-0590	284	24	12	74.6%	12 (4.2%)	6 (2.1%)	236 (83.1%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	$19,638			$3,175			$16,463	14.7	20.2	1680	181
173499003669	1862	Village Elementary School	Public	1-5	880 W Nippersink Rd	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 270-9470	321	29	11	85.0%	48 (15.0%)	41 (12.8%)	215 (67.0%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$21,053			$1,046			$20,007	14.7	18.7	1722	140
170855005298	1863	Lakewood School	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 Ravine Ln	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 484-2600	534	36	14.8	77.9%	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	513 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,302			$1,342			$11,960	14.7	21.5	1625	238
170993001157	1864	Whitney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2815 S Komensky Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1560	614	41	15.1	95.3%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	608 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,620			$2,950			$14,670	14.7	20.4	1670	194
170471000161	1865	Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	724 Pennsylvania Ave	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5007	511	36	14.2	54.0%	35 (6.8%)	45 (8.8%)	405 (79.3%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$15,108			$2,031			$13,077	14.6	15	1867	2
174125004135	1866	Lyon Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 S Elmwood Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-2300	471	24	19.6	75.2%	7 (1.5%)	65 (13.8%)	382 (81.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$21,333			$2,164			$19,169	14.6	12.1	1962	96
170993000769	1867	Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7316 S Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9015	298	26	11.6	95.6%	1 (0.3%)	242 (81.2%)	53 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$24,453			$4,760			$19,693	14.6	21.1	1641	226
170993006522	1868	Acero Charter Network - PFC Torress	Public, Charter	K-8	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 579-3475	540	29	18.6	90.7%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	532 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,603			$1,999			$13,604	14.5	14.4	1896	28
170993006438	1869	CICS - Longwood Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	1309 W 95th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 238-5330	1,200	56	21.5	82.3%	2 (0.2%)	1,181 (98.4%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$21,110			$240			$20,871	14.5	14.1	1906	37
170993000970	1870	Morrill Elementary Math & Sci School	Public	PK, KG-8	6011 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9288	504	32	15.6	96.0%	5 (1.0%)	141 (28.0%)	355 (70.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,807			$3,458			$16,349	14.4	14.8	1882	12

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Illinois

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for IL student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students Disabled Students Military Connected Students

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:

A high school boy doing homework on a laptop

Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.