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)
170561000236	1061	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 N Charles St	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 233-3798	329	29	11.1	61.7%	136 (41.3%)	136 (41.3%)	20 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.0%)	$19,276			$3,350			$15,926	44.5	49.6	954	107
173174005749	1062	Charles Reed Elementary School	Public	K-5	2110 Clublands Pkwy	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 254-2160	622	45	13.7	41.2%	260 (41.8%)	115 (18.5%)	197 (31.7%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	$13,617			$1,100			$12,517	44.5	47.4	1005	57
172478002689	1063	Reskin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1555 Ardmore Ave	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 469-0612	335	39	8.5	58.5%	61 (18.2%)	22 (6.6%)	210 (62.7%)	31 (9.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$19,666			$1,517			$18,149	44.3	38.8	1193	130
170142206363	1064	Woodlawn Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 S Central St	Woodlawn	62898	Jefferson County	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 735-2661	321	23	13.8	42.7%	297 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$12,611			$29			$12,582	44.3	56.9	802	262
174396205580	1065	Midwest Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 E Southmoor St	Manito	61546	Mason County	Midwest Central CUSD 191	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 968-6464	427	39	11	57.4%	407 (95.3%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$14,297			$1,111			$13,186	44.2	42.6	1119	54
173387003477	1066	Euclid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 East Euclid Ave.	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	River Trails School District 26	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 259-3303	366	34	10.8	46.4%	139 (38.0%)	11 (3.0%)	109 (29.8%)	83 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$18,928			$1,644			$17,285	44.2	46.3	1026	40
173395003490	1067	Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 7th Ave	Fulton	61252	Whiteside County	River Bend CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 589-2900	405	28	14.4	42.5%	349 (86.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.4%)	$11,132			$2,211			$8,921	44.2	51.5	909	158
171386001734	1068	Elverado Intermediate School	Public	3-5	190 Harrison St	Vergennes	62994	Jackson County	Elverado CUSD 196	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 684-3527	73	8	9.3	67.1%	62 (84.9%)	3 (4.1%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	$15,194			$2,280			$12,913	44.1	49.2	968	100
171233001483	1069	Madison School	Public	4-5	618 Division St	Dixon	61021	Lee County	Dixon Unified School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 934-9662	364	22	16.8	60.7%	294 (80.8%)	15 (4.1%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	$14,996			$1,668			$13,329	44.1	42.9	1113	44
173681003787	1070	J B Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	7644 Central Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 496-0563	240	18	13.1	3.3%	33 (13.8%)	6 (2.5%)	192 (80.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$17,939			$1,038			$16,901	44.1	32.3	1339	269

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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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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.