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)
170993000659	1311	Chase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2021 N Point St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4185	393	39	10	69.0%	72 (18.3%)	37 (9.4%)	259 (65.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$29,326			$5,027			$24,299	33	31.6	1355	44
170993001615	1312	Woodlawn Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	6657 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0801	167	12	13.9	90.4%	0 (0.0%)	161 (96.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$24,172			$3,368			$20,803	33	40.9	1155	157
171125001348	1313	Monee Elementary School	Public	K-5	25425 S Will Center Rd	Monee	60449	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 367-2600	376	29	13	100.0%	82 (21.8%)	196 (52.1%)	74 (19.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$19,188			$1,480			$17,709	33	24.6	1534	221
170993001034	1314	Pickard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7280	293	27	10.8	92.8%	7 (2.4%)	14 (4.8%)	272 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,902			$3,192			$20,710	33	44.5	1074	240
170993000637	1315	Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3542 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7226	308	26	11.8	93.2%	11 (3.6%)	11 (3.6%)	280 (90.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,721			$4,053			$18,668	32.9	37.6	1219	96
172562002772	1316	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-4	805 4th Ave	Mendota	61342	LaSalle County	Mendota CCSD 289	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 538-6226	323	24	13.4	59.1%	167 (51.7%)	9 (2.8%)	133 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$14,034			$932			$13,102	32.9	27.2	1472	156
170141806358	1317	Salt Fork North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 N Webster St	Catlin	61817	Vermilion County	Salt Fork CUSD 512	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 427-5421	281	21	13.7	45.2%	259 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$13,829			$364			$13,465	32.8	38	1208	109
170139500019	1318	Apollo Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 SW 9th St	Aledo	61231	Mercer County	Mercer County School District 404	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 582-5350	345	26	13.2	52.5%	308 (89.3%)	10 (2.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$15,621			$2,500			$13,120	32.8	40.3	1165	153
170315000010	1319	Wesley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1111 W Westwood Trl	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 628-4060	173	21	8.1	64.7%	46 (26.6%)	9 (5.2%)	100 (57.8%)	13 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$22,539			$1,832			$20,707	32.8	47.8	995	324
170993000622	1320	Brownell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6741 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3030	127	14	9	96.1%	1 (0.8%)	123 (96.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$28,487			$4,444			$24,044	32.8	26.8	1475	155

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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.