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)
170993001614	1421	Wells Preparatory Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	249 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1204	314	23	13.6	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	295 (93.9%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$23,637			$4,045			$19,592	29.2	25	1521	100
172088004682	1422	Greenbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5208 Arlington Cir	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	Keeneyville School District 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 894-4411	451	45	9.9	75.8%	62 (13.7%)	107 (23.7%)	221 (49.0%)	36 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	$18,351			$1,639			$16,712	29.1	38	1209	213
170315000006	1423	Fullerton Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 S Michigan Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 458-2950	484	38	12.8	71.5%	83 (17.1%)	6 (1.2%)	367 (75.8%)	17 (3.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$14,071			$907			$13,164	29.1	24.6	1533	110
171824002105	1424	Rock Cut Elementary School	Public	1-6	7944 Forest Hills Rd	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 654-4506	419	30	13.8	61.1%	187 (44.6%)	26 (6.2%)	160 (38.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.8%)	$14,953			$2,655			$12,298	29	25.2	1519	95
170011205382	1425	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-4	614 Oakley Ave	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Streator Education Service District 44	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 672-2926	460	34	13.7	77.2%	277 (60.2%)	26 (5.7%)	102 (22.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.7%)	$16,949			$4,844			$12,105	29	28.8	1428	3
170993000803	1426	Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3730 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3520	992	65	15.2	81.3%	95 (9.6%)	25 (2.5%)	827 (83.4%)	22 (2.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.6%)	$16,276			$2,709			$13,567	29	28	1448	22
171896002175	1427	High Mount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1721 Boul Ave	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	High Mount School District 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 233-1054	326	31	10.5	75.8%	125 (38.3%)	122 (37.4%)	27 (8.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (14.4%)	$14,130			$1,495			$12,635	28.9	26.5	1486	59
170999001230	1428	Ridge Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10800 Lyman Ave	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 636-2001	498	36	13.8	61.4%	220 (44.2%)	62 (12.4%)	185 (37.1%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$17,483			$2,186			$15,297	28.9	28.4	1436	8
170032006128	1429	Central Intermediate School	Public	4-6	401 E 2nd Ave	Monmouth	61462	Warren County	Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 734-2213	302	25	12.1	70.2%	160 (53.0%)	16 (5.3%)	85 (28.1%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	$13,131			$1,781			$11,351	28.9	28	1450	21
173660003766	1430	Riverview Elementary School	Public	2-4	306 Miller St	South Beloit	61080	Winnebago County	County of Winnebago School District 320	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 389-1231	208	17	12.3	65.4%	127 (61.1%)	8 (3.8%)	54 (26.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	$13,475			$1,144			$12,331	28.8	33.6	1309	121

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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:

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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.