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)
172022002274	141	Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School	Public	3-5	730 Catalpa Ave	Itasca	60143	DuPage County	Itasca School District 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 773-0100	333	25	13.4		219 (65.8%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (24.3%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$16,042			$169			$15,873	93.4	83.8	296	155
174218004214	142	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Dawes Ave	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 682-2075	470	33	14.4	35.1%	300 (63.8%)	27 (5.7%)	71 (15.1%)	54 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$15,797			$576			$15,221	93.4	92	143	1
172771002943	143	Steeple Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	6S151 Steeple Run Dr	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 420-6385	637	47	13.5	22.1%	288 (45.2%)	20 (3.1%)	81 (12.7%)	198 (31.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.2%)	$17,251			$505			$16,746	93.3	91.9	148	5
171254001513	144	Lester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	236 Indianapolis Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 719-5855	546	29	18.7		429 (78.6%)	7 (1.3%)	62 (11.4%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	$16,359			$597			$15,762	93.3	93	128	16
171857002151	145	Hawthorn Elementary School North	Public	1-5	301 W Hawthorn Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 990-4500	373	38	9.7	24.7%	188 (50.4%)	13 (3.5%)	64 (17.2%)	90 (24.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$18,557			$608			$17,949	93.1	86.9	239	94
173876003943	146	Teutopolis Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	309 E Main St	Teutopolis	62467	Effingham County	Teutopolis CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 857-3232	602	41	14.7	5.1%	585 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$8,285			$783			$7,502	93	95.2	84	62
172814002968	147	Bentley Elementary School	Public	4-6	513 E Illinois Hwy	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 485-4451	380	22	17.2	17.6%	323 (85.0%)	4 (1.1%)	40 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$12,138			$411			$11,727	92.9	87.6	219	72
171656004398	148	Germantown Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	103 Warrior Way	Germantown Hills	61548	Woodford County	Germantown Hills School District 69	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 383-2121	466	27	17	16.3%	421 (90.3%)	5 (1.1%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$9,931			$555			$9,375	92.8	94.5	97	51
170414000099	149	Patton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1616 N Patton Ave	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4288	415	28	14.6	10.6%	334 (80.5%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.2%)	38 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,954			$485			$17,469	92.6	85.4	269	120
172103002386	150	Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	Public	1-5	3100 Old McHenry Rd	Long Grove	60047	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 634-3243	460	31	15		247 (53.7%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.5%)	174 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$21,521			$335			$21,186	92.5	91.3	157	7

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.