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)
170855000494	411	Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	898 Glen Oak Dr	Sleepy Hollow	60118	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 484-4900	413	28	14.6	40.0%	211 (51.1%)	30 (7.3%)	125 (30.3%)	30 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$17,675			$951			$16,725	78.2	77.7	407	4
173978004006	412	Union Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 N Oak Park Ave	Harwood Heights	60706	Cook County	Union Ridge School District 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 867-5822	647	51	12.7	46.7%	411 (63.5%)	1 (0.2%)	159 (24.6%)	66 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$15,317			$595			$14,723	78.1	81.4	350	62
171443001780	413	Davenport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 S Main St	Eureka	61530	Woodford County	Eureka CUD 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 467-3012	424	26	16.1	31.1%	382 (90.1%)	10 (2.4%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$11,194			$1,160			$10,034	78.1	70.7	548	135
171377001716	414	Forest View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 W Estates Dr	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4359	325	26	12.5	48.0%	127 (39.1%)	22 (6.8%)	52 (16.0%)	110 (33.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$21,775			$958			$20,817	78.1	78.2	401	13
173022003127	415	High Point Elementary School	Public	3-5	14825 West Ave	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 364-4408	476	31	15.4		321 (67.4%)	34 (7.1%)	87 (18.3%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$16,705			$522			$16,183	78	82.8	324	91
172682002868	416	Hynes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9000 Belleforte Ave	Morton Grove	60053	Cook County	Golf Education Service District 67	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 965-4500	332	23	14.7	33.1%	142 (42.8%)	21 (6.3%)	27 (8.1%)	118 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.3%)	$18,391			$825			$17,566	78	85.7	261	155
172127003424	417	Millennium Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17830 84th Ave	Tinley Park	60487	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 532-3150	499	37	13.3		354 (70.9%)	42 (8.4%)	68 (13.6%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	$16,629			$384			$16,245	78	82	337	80
170897004020	418	Prairieview Elementary School	Public	3-5	699 Plainfield Rd	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Center Cass School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 783-5100	364	22	16.9	15.7%	246 (67.6%)	10 (2.7%)	46 (12.6%)	39 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$15,053			$156			$14,897	78	81.8	342	76
171251001503	419	Donovan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2561 E US Highway 52	Donovan	60931	Iroquois County	Donovan CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 486-7321	156	11	14.5	56.4%	133 (85.3%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	$16,682			$658			$16,024	78	76.9	428	9
174119005208	420	Robert Crown School	Public	K-5	620 W Bonner Rd	Wauconda	60084	Lake County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 526-7100	817	60	13.7	24.5%	545 (66.7%)	18 (2.2%)	170 (20.8%)	36 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.8%)	$17,853			$722			$17,131	78	80.9	358	62

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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.