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)
170993001607	1791	Ariel Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1996	352	31	11.5	83.0%	1 (0.3%)	338 (96.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$23,377			$3,106			$20,271	16.3	18.9	1713	78
170993004916	1792	Sabin Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2216 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4490	367	27	13.8	86.4%	12 (3.3%)	73 (19.9%)	277 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$21,134			$4,548			$16,587	16.3	14	1910	118
172640002814	1793	George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 41st St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1619	311	22	14.2	84.2%	90 (28.9%)	112 (36.0%)	45 (14.5%)	29 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.9%)	$14,318			$1,353			$12,964	16.3	29.3	1416	377
170993006448	1794	Acero Charter - Bartolome de las	Public, Charter	K-8	1641 W 16th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 432-3224	223	14	15.9	92.4%	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	215 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,799			$2,217			$25,583	16.3	23.3	1568	226
170993001191	1795	McNair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4820 W Walton St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-8980	336	34	10	95.8%	4 (1.2%)	250 (74.4%)	75 (22.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$28,046			$3,957			$24,090	16.2	10.6	2020	225
170993001036	1796	Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C	Public	PK, KG-6	650 E 85th St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3435	185	18	10.2	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	178 (96.2%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$28,824			$4,523			$24,301	16.2	16.7	1803	7
172058002323	1797	A O Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	319 Harwood St	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 727-4919	235	18	12.8	97.9%	9 (3.8%)	33 (14.0%)	189 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$20,962			$2,122			$18,839	16.2	11.1	2000	203
170993006524	1798	Acero Charter Roberto Clemente Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2050 N Natchez Ave	Chicago	60707	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 455-5425	468	28	16.7	84.0%	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.1%)	427 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,598			$1,867			$14,731	16.2	14.3	1897	99
170993001186	1799	Foster Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 S Wood St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2725	336	24	13.8	84.5%	1 (0.3%)	318 (94.6%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,512			$3,182			$20,329	16.2	14.6	1888	89
170993000781	1800	Funston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2010 N Central Park Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4125	432	38	11.3	96.8%	9 (2.1%)	23 (5.3%)	397 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$23,809			$4,394			$19,415	16.2	15.6	1846	46

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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.