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)
171425001767	471	Emmons Grade School	Public	K-8	24226 W Beach Grove Rd	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Emmons School District 33	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 395-1105	289	27	10.5	21.5%	242 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$17,369			$529			$16,840	75.3	76.3	445	26
173414003503	472	Sowers Elementary School	Public	K-4	202 W High St	Roanoke	61561	Woodford County	Roanoke Benson CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 923-6241	167	14	12.3	26.3%	152 (91.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$14,751			$848			$13,903	75.3	82	338	134
171704002011	473	Goodrich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3450 Hobson Rd	Woodridge	60517	DuPage County	Woodridge School District 68	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 795-6100	376	26	14.2	41.0%	181 (48.1%)	71 (18.9%)	64 (17.0%)	27 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	$16,912			$881			$16,031	75.2	72.9	500	27
170993000655	474	Cassell Elementary School	Public	K-8	11314 S Spaulding Ave	Chicago	60655	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2640	354	32	11	23.4%	234 (66.1%)	25 (7.1%)	84 (23.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$22,991			$2,969			$20,022	75.2	64.5	663	189
171446001802	475	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	914 Ashland Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 905-4901	424	41	10.3	39.9%	173 (40.8%)	60 (14.2%)	145 (34.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.7%)	$25,828			$221			$25,607	75.2	76.7	432	43
170546000224	476	Beecher City Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	304 E Vine	Beecher City	62414	Effingham County	Beecher City CUSD 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 487-5100	200	15	13.2	54.0%	192 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$11,855			$731			$11,124	75	77.1	423	53
173387003478	477	Indian Grove Elementary School	Public	1-5	1340 N Burning Bush Ln	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	River Trails School District 26	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 298-1976	456	35	12.9	19.7%	278 (61.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	126 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$16,083			$714			$15,369	75	79.5	379	98
171464001811	478	Ewing-Northern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	51 N Main St	Ewing	62836	Franklin County	Ewing Northern CCSD 115	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 629-2181	234	20	11.4	50.9%	231 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,702			$963			$11,739	74.9	69.7	570	92
170993000658	479	Chappell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2135 W Foster Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-2390	564	39	14.4	33.3%	261 (46.3%)	27 (4.8%)	206 (36.5%)	29 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	$20,243			$2,528			$17,715	74.9	68.7	585	106
172796004763	480	New Athens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Hanft St	New Athens	62264	St. Clair County	New Athens CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 475-2172	245	13	18.2	22.9%	240 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,838			$713			$12,125	74.9	79.9	373	107

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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.

Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.