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)
173451003575	571	Haskell Elementary School	Public	K-5	515 Maple St	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 966-3355	285	19	15.4	68.8%	85 (29.8%)	119 (41.8%)	45 (15.8%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	$21,295			$3,295			$18,000	68.9	41.6	1142	571
171041001257	572	Chebanse Elementary School	Public	K-4	475 School St	Chebanse	60922	Iroquois County	Central CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 697-2642	344	24	14	48.3%	306 (89.0%)	6 (1.7%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$11,761			$931			$10,830	68.8	81	356	216
171773002069	573	Pocahontas Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4 E State St	Pocahontas	62275	Bond County	Bond County CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 669-2296	183	18	10	55.2%	168 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$14,864			$1,200			$13,663	68.8	62.4	702	129
171254001511	574	Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6235 Stonewall Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 719-5845	328	32	10.3		190 (57.9%)	32 (9.8%)	70 (21.3%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$16,825			$693			$16,132	68.8	75.6	458	116
172127002398	575	Fernway Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16600 S 88th Ave	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 349-3810	408	30	13.8		300 (73.5%)	19 (4.7%)	69 (16.9%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$17,194			$982			$16,212	68.7	65.3	641	66
173759004844	576	Staunton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 N Deneen St	Staunton	62088	Macoupin County	Staunton CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 635-3831	547	36	15.1	49.9%	515 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$10,212			$1,514			$8,698	68.7	63.1	690	114
170561000235	577	Henry Raab Elementary School	Public	K-6	1120 Union Ave	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 234-4330	151	12	12.9	81.5%	50 (33.1%)	71 (47.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.9%)	$19,904			$2,760			$17,144	68.7	49.7	951	374
171920002201	578	Beckemeyer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1035 Seymour Ave	Hillsboro	62049	Montgomery County	Hillsboro CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 532-6994	642	43	14.8	50.0%	596 (92.8%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$13,369			$1,675			$11,694	68.5	59.4	751	173
171752005281	579	Woodview School	Public	K-4	340 N Alleghany Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 223-3668	455	27	17	30.1%	280 (61.5%)	34 (7.5%)	94 (20.7%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	$17,134			$519			$16,614	68.5	80.7	364	215
171575006714	580	Franklin Elementary School	Public	3-5	110 State	Franklin	62638	Morgan County	Franklin CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 675-2395	62	5	11.9		61 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,661			$1,219			$14,442	68.5	68.4	594	14

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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.