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)
170330004512	641	Alden Hebron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11915 Price Rd	Hebron	60034	McHenry County	Alden Hebron School District 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 648-2442	233	21	11	39.5%	183 (78.5%)	3 (1.3%)	47 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,737			$2,163			$14,575	65.5	42.7	1115	474
170648000327	642	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 E Washington St	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 829-7034	356	22	15.8	40.2%	245 (68.8%)	31 (8.7%)	39 (11.0%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$13,920			$1,078			$12,842	65.4	64.7	657	15
170873003137	643	Deer Path Elementary School	Public	K-5	2211 Crystal Lake Rd	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 357-5350	447	34	13.2	23.3%	340 (76.1%)	6 (1.3%)	81 (18.1%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$15,903			$958			$14,945	65.4	70.3	557	86
173027005344	644	Prairie Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	3650 Grove Rd	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-3600	447	30	15	16.3%	306 (68.5%)	27 (6.0%)	89 (19.9%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$17,833			$553			$17,280	65.4	73.2	494	150
172018000102	645	Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville	Public	4-5	106 County Line Road	Thawville	60968	Iroquois County	Iroquois West CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 387-2291	112	10	10.9	68.8%	72 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (31.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$15,897			$1,787			$14,110	65.3	59.6	749	104
170993005985	646	Edison Park Elementary School	Public	K-8	6220 N Olcott Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-0960	429	39	11	18.4%	289 (67.4%)	6 (1.4%)	106 (24.7%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$23,475			$2,727			$20,749	65.3	59.1	758	112
171047004033	647	Cloverdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1182 Merbach Dr	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 588-5300	561	44	12.6	40.6%	242 (43.1%)	31 (5.5%)	150 (26.7%)	127 (22.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$20,006			$196			$19,810	65.2	62.9	695	48
171779004652	648	Griggsville-Perry Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	202 N Stanford St	Griggsville	62340	Pike County	Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 833-2352	147	16	9.3	27.2%	143 (97.3%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,446			$3,091			$13,355	65.1	69.6	573	75
172346002583	649	Manor Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1464 S Main St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 827-4300	274	29	9.4	33.9%	130 (47.4%)	25 (9.1%)	33 (12.0%)	67 (24.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	$24,157			$719			$23,438	64.9	74.2	475	174
172640000112	650	Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	K-5	3520 53rd St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1601	302	16	18.5	47.0%	144 (47.7%)	63 (20.9%)	31 (10.3%)	48 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$13,889			$814			$13,075	64.9	63.6	679	29

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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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