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)
170993000619	2051	Bright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10740 S Calhoun Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6215	212	18	11.6	74.1%	3 (1.4%)	136 (64.2%)	73 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,936			$4,121			$26,815	9.3	13.3	1931	120
170993002631	2052	Fairfield Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6201 S Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9500	467	36	13.1	96.6%	1 (0.2%)	70 (15.0%)	394 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,276			$2,920			$15,355	9.2	10.4	2030	22
173708003831	2053	Matheny-Withrow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 S Pope Ave	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3245	213	19	11.2	76.1%	44 (20.7%)	146 (68.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	$25,006			$4,142			$20,863	9	11	2003	50
170993001165	2054	Till Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6543 S Champlain Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0570	323	24	13.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	314 (97.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$19,681			$2,780			$16,901	8.8	12.7	1944	110
173451003581	2055	McIntosh Elementary	Public	K-5	525 N Pierpont Ave	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 966-3275	406	24	16.9	93.1%	64 (15.8%)	226 (55.7%)	73 (18.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.1%)	$17,283			$3,216			$14,067	8.7	10.3	2032	23
170993000650	2056	Curtis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	32 E 115th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5050	314	24	13	97.1%	5 (1.6%)	291 (92.7%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,573			$4,174			$17,399	8.6	9	2069	13
170993000861	2057	Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	955 W Garfield Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9025	128	13	9.6	95.3%	1 (0.8%)	109 (85.2%)	18 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,423			$5,363			$23,060	8.5	15	1868	189
173708003843	2058	Feitshans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 S 15th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3030	274	26	10.4	79.9%	58 (21.2%)	174 (63.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.1%)	$24,894			$4,431			$20,463	8.5	9.6	2056	2
170993000847	2059	Herzl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3711 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1480	434	37	11.7	94.9%	9 (2.1%)	407 (93.8%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$23,438			$4,566			$18,872	8.4	9.1	2063	4
170993005980	2060	Plato Learning Academy Elementary School	Public	K-8	5545 W Harrison St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 413-3090	178	4	44.5	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	173 (97.2%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,856			$191			$22,665	8.4	10.3	2033	27

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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.

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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.