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)
171371000073	451	Sycamore Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1025 Sycamore Ln	Bartlett	60103	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 213-5641	426	33	13	20.2%	285 (66.9%)	3 (0.7%)	79 (18.5%)	41 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$15,456			$1,410			$14,046	76.4	68.8	583	132
170855004804	452	Lincoln Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Harvest Gate	Lake In The Hills	60156	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 532-6600	468	34	13.8	47.9%	247 (52.8%)	27 (5.8%)	122 (26.1%)	42 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$16,317			$957			$15,360	76.2	82.2	330	122
172655002845	453	White Heath Elementary School	Public	4-5	300 W High St	White Heath	61884	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 762-8511	263	19	14.1	19.4%	245 (93.2%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$11,471			$371			$11,101	76.2	73.8	485	32
172976003767	454	Marie Schaefer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S Cherry St	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 632-3621	641	34	18.8	23.4%	376 (58.7%)	151 (23.6%)	31 (4.8%)	24 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.7%)	$10,227			$597			$9,629	76.1	76	449	5
170022204143	455	Spring Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2018 Main Street Rd	Spring Grove	60081	McHenry County	Nippersink School District 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 675-2342	325	27	12.2	22.8%	265 (81.5%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$16,586			$424			$16,162	76.1	75.9	451	4
170426000140	456	Atwood-Hammond Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	316 N Illinois St	Atwood	61913	Douglas County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 578-2229	232	20	11.6	59.5%	219 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$13,705			$2,400			$11,304	76	51.1	925	469
173027004769	457	Homestead Elementary School	Public	K-5	2830 Hillsboro Blvd	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-3100	487	33	14.8	28.7%	186 (38.2%)	59 (12.1%)	75 (15.4%)	120 (24.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	$16,899			$781			$16,118	75.9	86.1	253	204
171446001801	458	Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Church St	Evanston	60203	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 859-8331	412	32	12.7	38.8%	158 (38.3%)	94 (22.8%)	60 (14.6%)	47 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	$24,298			$219			$24,079	75.9	83.7	297	161
171582005721	459	Freeburg Elementary School	Public	3-8	408 S Belleville St	Freeburg	62243	St. Clair County	Freeburg CCSD 70	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 539-3188	529	37	14.2	27.8%	503 (95.1%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,610			$427			$11,183	75.9	83.4	306	153
173594004830	460	Sesser-Valier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4626 State Highway 154	Sesser	62884	Franklin County	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 625-5105	266	25	10.5	60.9%	235 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)	$12,684			$3,900			$8,784	75.8	84.5	282	178

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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:

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.