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)
170993006173	391	STEM Magnet Academy Elementary	Public	K-8	1522 W Fillmore St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-7300	401	30	13.3	48.9%	23 (5.7%)	153 (38.2%)	75 (18.7%)	136 (33.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$17,267			$2,510			$14,756	79	87	237	154
172346002577	392	Park View Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 N Elizabeth St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 827-4040	210	18	11.8	27.1%	152 (72.4%)	10 (4.8%)	25 (11.9%)	17 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$22,190			$346			$21,843	78.9	81.8	341	51
170855001729	393	Westfield Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Sleepy Hollow Rd	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 532-7800	1,337	92	14.5	39.6%	809 (60.5%)	59 (4.4%)	291 (21.8%)	108 (8.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.0%)	$15,314			$829			$14,485	78.9	74	478	85
172649002840	394	Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5137 W Cisna Rd	Bartonville	61607	Peoria County	Monroe School District 70	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 697-3120	292	20	14.6	43.2%	249 (85.3%)	6 (2.1%)	17 (5.8%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$12,724			$948			$11,775	78.9	83.3	310	84
172230002497	395	Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Mary Jane St	Lebanon	62254	St. Clair County	Lebanon CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 537-4553	293	23	13	40.3%	191 (65.2%)	33 (11.3%)	32 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.3%)	$15,249			$2,795			$12,455	78.8	82.6	327	68
170993000905	396	LaSalle Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	1734 N Orleans St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-8470	483	40	12	31.9%	154 (31.9%)	188 (38.9%)	89 (18.4%)	30 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$18,498			$2,327			$16,171	78.8	80.9	360	36
173174006026	397	Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	Public	K-5	12450 Essington Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 577-3606	557	42	13.4	32.5%	219 (39.3%)	92 (16.5%)	116 (20.8%)	100 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	$14,524			$452			$14,072	78.7	83.1	315	82
173951003998	398	Troy Shorewood School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 School Rd	Shorewood	60404	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 577-6760	374	31	12	35.0%	220 (58.8%)	23 (6.1%)	105 (28.1%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$17,405			$570			$16,836	78.7	65.7	628	230
172680002862	399	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	220 E Jefferson St	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 263-2650	356	21	16.8	33.4%	282 (79.2%)	11 (3.1%)	23 (6.5%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	$11,228			$625			$10,603	78.6	77.8	405	6
170850005297	400	Washington Attendance Center	Public	4-6	205 W Main St	Carmi	62821	White County	Carmi-White County CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 382-4631	255	20	12.9	60.8%	244 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$14,554			$2,354			$12,199	78.6	87.5	221	179

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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.

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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.