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)
173624003750	851	Shirland C C School	Public	K-8	8020 North St	Shirland	61079	Winnebago County	Shirland CCSD 134	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 629-2000	105	12	8.7	20.0%	84 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.4%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)	$18,288			$1,350			$16,938	53.6	84	287	564
173451003557	852	Brookview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1750 Madron Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 229-2492	457	28	16.2	59.3%	185 (40.5%)	98 (21.4%)	112 (24.5%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.8%)	$16,190			$2,524			$13,667	53.6	44.3	1078	226
173645003756	853	Devonshire Elementary School	Public	K-5	9040 Kostner Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 568-4901	418	28	14.9	65.8%	145 (34.7%)	72 (17.2%)	66 (15.8%)	116 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$20,564			$1,140			$19,424	53.6	51.2	920	67
171332005999	854	James Avant Elementary School	Public	K-5	1915 N 55th St	Washington Pk	62204	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 646-3870	329	36	9.1	92.4%	8 (2.4%)	284 (86.3%)	32 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$28,897			$8,283			$20,614	53.5	39	1186	332
172490004727	855	Martinsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	410 E Kendall St	Martinsville	62442	Clark County	Martinsville CUSD 3C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 382-4116	235	17	14	54.5%	224 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$13,561			$2,506			$11,055	53.4	31	1377	522
172676004743	856	Morrisonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	313 School St	Morrisonville	62546	Christian County	Morrisonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 707-6882	154	10	14.6	31.8%	151 (98.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,025			$101			$12,924	53.4	44.6	1071	215
172500002715	857	Brookport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	319 Ferry St	Brookport	62910	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 564-2482	153	16	9.7	88.9%	121 (79.1%)	15 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.2%)	$13,850			$1,127			$12,724	53.4	68	596	261
170618000305	858	Bethel Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Bethel Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Bethel School District 82	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 244-8095	145	13	10.8	73.1%	124 (85.5%)	4 (2.8%)	13 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$17,352			$3,091			$14,261	53.3	41.4	1147	289
172640002816	859	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 32nd Ave	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1610	569	36	15.7	58.2%	281 (49.4%)	68 (12.0%)	170 (29.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.6%)	$13,949			$1,575			$12,374	53.2	46.2	1034	175
172187002457	860	B J Hooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 E Sand Lake Rd	Lindenhurst	60046	Lake County	Lake Villa CCSD 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 356-8101	571	40	14.3	44.0%	292 (51.1%)	12 (2.1%)	214 (37.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	$12,158			$611			$11,547	53.2	58.8	767	93

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.