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)
171185001398	1541	Montessori Academy for Peace	Public	PK, KG-8	601 N Church St	Decatur	62522	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 362-3390	639	39	16.3	42.6%	299 (46.8%)	203 (31.8%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	121 (18.9%)	$18,581			$2,811			$15,770	25.1	24.9	1523	18
170993000952	1542	Minnie Minoso Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3527 S Wallace St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1732	315	26	12.3	91.4%	38 (12.1%)	144 (45.7%)	109 (34.6%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	$26,701			$3,840			$22,861	25.1	39.8	1178	364
170012200705	1543	Shiloh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21751 N 575th St	Hume	61932	Edgar County	Shiloh CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 531-1850	250	22	11.4	48.4%	238 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$15,596			$928			$14,668	25	31.5	1365	178
170858000497	1544	Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	213 W Furlong St	Carrier Mills	62917	Saline County	Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 994-2413	296	27	11	99.3%	225 (76.0%)	28 (9.5%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)	$14,131			$3,905			$10,227	25	28.2	1439	105
173081003202	1545	Barack Obama School of Ldership	Public	4-5	401 Concord Dr	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 668-9101	315	23	13.4	81.6%	6 (1.9%)	258 (81.9%)	35 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$23,486			$3,889			$19,597	24.9	21.5	1623	78
171629001943	1546	Gavin Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	36414 N Ridge Rd	Ingleside	60041	Lake County	Gavin School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 973-3280	494	31	16.1	42.3%	246 (49.8%)	32 (6.5%)	177 (35.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)	$14,209			$1,017			$13,192	24.9	26.1	1501	45
170993006067	1547	Prieto Math-Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2231 N Central Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-0210	751	58	12.9	90.3%	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.5%)	719 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,698			$3,532			$15,167	24.9	18.4	1741	194
170993001037	1548	Plamondon Elementary School	Public	K-8	2642 W 15th Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1789	85	15	5.6	85.9%	4 (4.7%)	17 (20.0%)	62 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,507			$7,457			$34,050	24.8	38.8	1190	358
173123003286	1549	Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	918 W Florence Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6531	407	31	13.1	83.8%	65 (16.0%)	248 (60.9%)	41 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (12.3%)	$17,301			$2,675			$14,626	24.8	17.7	1770	221
170993001092	1550	Shields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4250 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7285	487	42	11.7	94.0%	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	466 (95.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,295			$3,520			$17,775	24.8	31.5	1364	186

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.