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)
170993000712	1721	Garvey M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10309 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2763	247	18	13.7	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	238 (96.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,401			$4,186			$17,215	18.6	13.7	1917	196
170993005930	1722	Frazier Perspectives Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	4027 W Grenshaw St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6880	133	15	8.8	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	126 (94.7%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,893			$5,470			$26,423	18.5	15.5	1849	127
173123003293	1723	Whittier Primary School	Public	K-4	1619 W Fredonia Ave	Peoria	61606	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6569	334	21	15.7	77.8%	89 (26.6%)	141 (42.2%)	63 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.1%)	$15,379			$2,350			$13,030	18.5	16.7	1804	81
170142406396	1724	Barbara A Sizemore Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	6547 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 651-1661	247	14	17.7	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	243 (98.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$23,276			$3,816			$19,460	18.5	17.8	1769	45
173441003530	1725	Frances Willard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2503 9th St	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 793-5940	296	23	13	78.4%	47 (15.9%)	151 (51.0%)	35 (11.8%)	31 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.5%)	$15,561			$2,136			$13,425	18.4	15.6	1842	117
170993001217	1726	Langford A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6010 S Throop St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9180	181	18	10	92.3%	2 (1.1%)	149 (82.3%)	29 (16.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,617			$5,575			$22,042	18.4	14.1	1908	182
170993000940	1727	Marquette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S Richmond St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9260	1,034	68	15.2	94.7%	19 (1.8%)	322 (31.1%)	684 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	$17,268			$2,788			$14,480	18.4	18.1	1755	28
170993000903	1728	Kozminski Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	936 E 54th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0980	257	23	11	77.8%	9 (3.5%)	205 (79.8%)	22 (8.6%)	17 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,150			$4,024			$19,126	18.3	20.4	1673	55
170993000996	1729	Nobel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4127 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4365	603	39	15.4	92.0%	5 (0.8%)	79 (13.1%)	516 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,924			$3,033			$13,891	18.3	18.1	1751	22
171842002127	1730	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	4-5	1200 N Jefferson St	Harvard	60033	McHenry County	Harvard CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 943-6464	359	35	10.4	47.9%	73 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	278 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$17,183			$1,199			$15,984	18.2	19.2	1706	24

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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.