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)
170001505227	831	Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1698 Grand Chain Rd	Metropolis	62960	Massac County	Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 543-7434	114	11	10.1	73.7%	92 (80.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (17.5%)	$17,445			$2,596			$14,850	54.3	60.1	743	88
171276001535	832	Du Quoin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	845 E Jackson St	Du Quoin	62832	Perry County	Du Quoin CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 542-2646	586	36	16.1	56.1%	502 (85.7%)	16 (2.7%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.4%)	$12,012			$1,507			$10,506	54.3	52.7	887	55
172298002541	833	Washington-Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Pekin St	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	Lincoln Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 732-4764	229	17	13.1	67.7%	170 (74.2%)	16 (7.0%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.0%)	$13,351			$1,872			$11,479	54.2	70.1	560	273
173441003528	834	Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	K-6	2900 31st Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 793-5935	460	25	18.2	36.3%	241 (52.4%)	85 (18.5%)	49 (10.7%)	45 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	$11,252			$1,468			$9,784	54.2	55.9	830	4
171356002291	835	Central Grade School	Public	2-5	3901 S Banker St.	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Effingham CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 540-1400	503	42	12	59.4%	437 (86.9%)	18 (3.6%)	36 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$15,915			$1,554			$14,361	54.2	61.7	716	119
173174004938	836	Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Caton Ridge Dr	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 577-4630	459	39	11.8	46.8%	169 (36.8%)	76 (16.6%)	171 (37.3%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$15,052			$1,101			$13,951	54.2	53.1	880	44
172478002690	837	Winnebago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Greenway Dr	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 351-3416	356	37	9.5	46.6%	128 (36.0%)	40 (11.2%)	121 (34.0%)	51 (14.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$20,242			$1,513			$18,729	54.2	49.2	970	133
174231004260	838	Washington Elementary School	Public	3-5	815 W Le Fevre Rd	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 625-2372	374	27	13.8	56.4%	212 (56.7%)	3 (0.8%)	129 (34.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	$14,151			$1,961			$12,190	54.1	49.4	958	120
174206004204	839	Wethersfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	439 Willard St	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Wethersfield CUSD 230	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 853-4800	306	23	13.3	51.3%	219 (71.6%)	16 (5.2%)	47 (15.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	$12,791			$2,159			$10,631	54.1	53.9	859	20
170910004747	840	Gregory Intermediate	Public	2-5	221 E Pine St	Moweaqua	62550	Christian County	Central A & M CUD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 768-3860	198	17	11.5	42.9%	190 (96.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$12,894			$1,093			$11,801	54.1	51.2	918	78

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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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