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)
173345003461	791	Richland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1919 Caton Farm Rd	Crest Hill	60403	Will County	Richland GSD 88A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 744-6166	809	66	12.2	56.9%	208 (25.7%)	176 (21.8%)	370 (45.7%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.5%)	$16,139			$1,484			$14,655	56.3	66.3	622	169
174007004034	792	Robert C Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	616 Dalhart Ave	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 886-4343	549	57	9.6	63.2%	162 (29.5%)	55 (10.0%)	294 (53.6%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$22,548			$1,278			$21,270	56.3	55.2	839	47
172850002476	793	Clarence E Culver School	Public	PK, KG-8	6901 W Oakton St	Niles	60714	Cook County	Niles Education Service District 71	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 470-3407	641	54	11.8	53.8%	328 (51.2%)	19 (3.0%)	109 (17.0%)	149 (23.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.0%)	$20,471			$2,525			$17,946	56.3	66.8	613	180
170012300877	794	Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	509 S Lewis St	Blue Mound	62513	Macon County	Meridian CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 692-2535	477	30	15.7	39.8%	442 (92.7%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$10,435			$1,291			$9,145	56.3	50.2	942	148
170993004722	795	National Teachers Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	55 W Cermak Rd	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9970	766	45	17.1	62.9%	83 (10.8%)	556 (72.6%)	41 (5.4%)	39 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.9%)	$16,060			$2,482			$13,579	56.3	53.7	864	69
171719002022	796	Grand Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-8	21462 N Richview Ln	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Grand Prairie CCSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 249-6289	73	7	10.1	100.0%	67 (91.8%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (2.7%)	$20,952			$8,499			$12,453	56.2	77.2	420	376
172262004698	797	LeRoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 N Barnett St	Le Roy	61752	McLean County	LeRoy CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 962-4771	413	35	11.9	31.2%	381 (92.3%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$13,004			$1,082			$11,922	56.2	56.7	807	10
172292002534	798	Limestone Walters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8223 W Smithville Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Limestone Walters CCSD 316	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 697-3035	186	13	14.3	31.2%	171 (91.9%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	$13,337			$369			$12,968	56.2	66.6	616	182
171806002085	799	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1830 Broadway St	Hamilton	62341	Hancock County	Hamilton CCSD 328	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(866) 332-3880	405	33	12.3	53.6%	362 (89.4%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	$11,518			$588			$10,930	56	65.2	645	154
172640002817	800	Bicentennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	1004 1st St	Coal Valley	61240	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1614	335	18	18.1	46.3%	253 (75.5%)	5 (1.5%)	52 (15.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$13,769			$941			$12,828	55.9	48.6	986	186

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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:

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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.