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)
170612000301	781	Meadowbrook Intermediate School	Public	4-5	111 W Roosevelt Dr	Moro	62067	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 377-7270	361	21	17.1	46.3%	316 (87.5%)	13 (3.6%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$12,834			$1,077			$11,758	57	47.3	1008	227
172163002426	782	Ideal Elementary School	Public	K-6	9901 W 58th St	Countryside	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 482-2750	251	30	8.3	75.7%	65 (25.9%)	14 (5.6%)	158 (62.9%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$23,910			$1,114			$22,795	56.9	51.3	916	134
172448005618	783	Kaneland McDole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Foxmoor Dr	Montgomery	60538	Kendall County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 897-1961	424	37	11.5		266 (62.7%)	21 (5.0%)	103 (24.3%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	$17,577			$347			$17,230	56.9	56.9	799	16
173903003958	784	Bert H Fulton School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 171st St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 614-4540	399	36	11.2	36.6%	247 (61.9%)	35 (8.8%)	97 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$18,764			$673			$18,091	56.9	65.2	646	138
172187003657	785	William L Thompson School	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Thompson Ln	Lake Villa	60046	Lake County	Lake Villa CCSD 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 245-8301	483	32	15.3	35.0%	208 (43.1%)	27 (5.6%)	158 (32.7%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.9%)	$12,227			$394			$11,832	56.8	66	624	161
171997005426	786	Chillicothe Elementary Center	Public	4-5	914 W Truitt Ave	Chillicothe	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 274-6266	157	16	9.9	54.8%	139 (88.5%)	2 (1.3%)	10 (6.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$10,334			$83			$10,251	56.8	72.9	499	287
171353005310	787	Worden Elementary School	Public	3-5	110 N Main St	Worden	62097	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 692-7442	260	16	15.8	24.6%	235 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$14,426			$1,041			$13,385	56.8	50.2	943	156
173066003191	788	Raymond Grade School	Public	2-5	505 N Prairie St	Raymond	62560	Montgomery County	Panhandle CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 229-4215	119	12	9.8	39.5%	107 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$16,637			$2,165			$14,472	56.7	59.1	759	29
173102004790	789	Pearl City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 S Summit St	Pearl City	61062	Stephenson County	Pearl City CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 443-2715	208	20	10.4	52.4%	161 (77.4%)	6 (2.9%)	38 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,963			$1,190			$14,772	56.6	55.5	835	46
172856002992	790	North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 W Hamilton St	Nokomis	62075	Montgomery County	Nokomis CUSD 22	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 563-7311	282	21	13.7	41.1%	271 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,466			$1,739			$10,727	56.4	74.2	476	314

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.