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)
170011902199	751	Oak Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Prairie Ave	Highwood	60040	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 765-3100	538	35	15.5	49.8%	202 (37.5%)	9 (1.7%)	296 (55.0%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$24,283			$743			$23,541	59	59.7	747	4
171773002066	752	Greenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Dewey St	Greenville	62246	Bond County	Bond County CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 664-3117	514	43	12	55.3%	430 (83.7%)	19 (3.7%)	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	$14,507			$1,495			$13,013	58.9	70.5	550	202
173951004516	753	Troy Cronin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 E Black Rd	Shorewood	60404	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 577-6760	494	48	10.2	48.8%	161 (32.6%)	110 (22.3%)	180 (36.4%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	$20,730			$546			$20,184	58.7	59.9	746	7
170004405738	754	Farmington Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 N Lightfoot Rd	Farmington	61531	Fulton County	Farmington Central CUSD 265	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 245-1000	620	40	15.3	46.0%	572 (92.3%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$13,142			$947			$12,195	58.5	52.2	896	142
174396006052	755	Autumn Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	2377 Autumn Creek Blvd	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 553-4382	595	48	12.4	30.9%	324 (54.5%)	65 (10.9%)	164 (27.6%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$14,205			$669			$13,536	58.4	59.3	753	2
171188001433	756	Dee-Mack Intermediate School	Public	4-6	506 N Logan St	Deer Creek	61733	Tazewell County	Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 447-6226	232	17	13.7	28.0%	223 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,372			$858			$10,514	58.3	72.5	508	248
171578001888	757	Dan H Pietrini Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9750 Fullerton Ave	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 455-7960	218	20	10.9	67.9%	29 (13.3%)	1 (0.5%)	179 (82.1%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,999			$700			$17,299	58.3	64.1	671	86
171410001760	758	Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2319 N 76th Ave	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 452-6254	541	41	13.1	32.0%	193 (35.7%)	15 (2.8%)	305 (56.4%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	$15,885			$1,389			$14,496	58.3	47.5	1004	246
173300005059	759	Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-5	3211 Payson Rd	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 223-8871	590	40	14.7	63.6%	461 (78.1%)	44 (7.5%)	22 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.8%)	$12,550			$2,870			$9,679	58	50.7	936	177
173042003161	760	Winston Campus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 E Palatine Rd	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 963-7500	254	33	7.7	33.1%	129 (50.8%)	7 (2.8%)	82 (32.3%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	$16,817			$992			$15,825	58	58.3	771	11

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.