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)
171518001836	631	Fisher Grade School	Public	K-6	801 S 5th St	Fisher	61843	Champaign County	Fisher CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 897-1133	334	25	13.4	39.5%	313 (93.7%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,716			$926			$10,790	66	57.3	791	160
173717003851	632	Anderson Elementary School	Public	K-5	35W071 Villa Maria Rd	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(331) 228-3300	472	35	13.3	34.5%	297 (62.9%)	17 (3.6%)	97 (20.6%)	31 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	$18,760			$675			$18,085	65.9	73.6	490	142
171588001893	633	Harding Grade School	Public	PK, KG-4	1643 N 40th Rd	Earlville	60518	LaSalle County	Serena CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 792-8216	126	10	13.2	45.2%	105 (83.3%)	3 (2.4%)	10 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	$17,996			$1,653			$16,342	65.9	78.6	394	239
172529005514	634	Landmark Elementary School	Public	K-5	3614 Waukegan Rd	McHenry	60050	McHenry County	McHenry CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(779) 244-1800	193	14	14.2	20.2%	165 (85.5%)	3 (1.6%)	21 (10.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,808			$522			$18,285	65.9	71.7	528	106
172028002282	635	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 W Lafayette Ave	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 245-5107	331	20	16.5	42.9%	273 (82.5%)	19 (5.7%)	18 (5.4%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$14,815			$1,177			$13,638	65.8	63.3	687	52
174007004029	636	Irene King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Eaton Ave	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 886-3380	510	26	19.6	64.1%	119 (23.3%)	42 (8.2%)	318 (62.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$19,958			$1,864			$18,094	65.7	65	650	14
172160002420	637	Congress Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	9311 Shields Ave	Brookfield	60513	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 215-6007	411	36	11.3	18.5%	142 (34.5%)	30 (7.3%)	207 (50.4%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$17,624			$780			$16,844	65.7	68	595	42
173474003648	638	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-6	615 Lakeview Ln	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 357-6600	540	46	11.8		169 (31.3%)	18 (3.3%)	229 (42.4%)	100 (18.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	$17,082			$1,214			$15,868	65.7	64.9	653	15
171024001249	639	Mount Erie Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 School Dr	Mount Erie	62446	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 854-2611	57	7	7.7	33.3%	56 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$16,966			$2,602			$14,364	65.7	87.8	218	421
173618005341	640	Winola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1804 17th Ave	Viola	61486	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 596-2114	255	18	14.1	44.3%	233 (91.4%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$12,615			$1,132			$11,484	65.5	65.4	640

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.