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)
173499003666	1911	Raymond Ellis Elementary School	Public	1-5	720 Central Park Dr	Round Lake Beach	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 270-9900	588	45	12.9	94.0%	49 (8.3%)	21 (3.6%)	504 (85.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$18,538			$1,218			$17,320	13.6	22.7	1582	329
173996004014	1912	Thomas Paine Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 James Cherry Dr	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 384-3602	362	27	13.2	69.9%	118 (32.6%)	165 (45.6%)	19 (5.2%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.0%)	$16,012			$1,938			$14,074	13.6	18.7	1723	189
170993000787	1913	Kanoon Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 S Kedzie Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1736	373	34	10.9	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	368 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,017			$3,743			$17,274	13.6	12.5	1952	39
170531000217	1914	Gard Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 E 15th St	Beardstown	62618	Cass County	Beardstown CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 323-1364	488	37	13.1	73.2%	122 (25.0%)	67 (13.7%)	188 (38.5%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	95 (19.5%)	$11,078			$1,565			$9,513	13.5	16.5	1816	98
170993006509	1915	KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 521-4399	936	53	17.6	96.8%	1 (0.1%)	872 (93.2%)	58 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$20,082			$161			$19,921	13.5	15.5	1848	67
173441005967	1916	Rock Island Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	930 14th St	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 793-5970	508	37	13.6	88.8%	54 (10.6%)	325 (64.0%)	56 (11.0%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.4%)	$13,074			$2,064			$11,011	13.5	14.9	1875	41
171845004658	1917	Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 E 152nd St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 331-1130	212	15	14.6	80.2%	2 (0.9%)	151 (71.2%)	44 (20.8%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$18,744			$2,778			$15,966	13.5	14.1	1904	13
170942000555	1918	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	606 E Grove St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3901	372	31	12	66.7%	55 (14.8%)	239 (64.2%)	38 (10.2%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	$19,178			$3,642			$15,536	13.5	12.1	1965	47
170993004720	1919	Belmont-Cragin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5252 W Palmer St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2900	524	40	13.2	73.9%	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.7%)	502 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,155			$2,643			$17,512	13.5	13.7	1920	1
170993006380	1920	Moving Everest Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	416 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(312) 683-9695	768	57	13.4	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	725 (94.4%)	40 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,811			$165			$19,646	13.5	15	1870	50

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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:

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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.