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)
170138805917	1161	Dallas City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	921 Creamery Hill Rd	Dallas City	62330	Hancock County	Dallas Education Service District 327	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 852-3201	167	17	10.1	71.9%	155 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	$17,180			$2,535			$14,646	39.6	51.7	903	258
172784002953	1162	Neoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 E 7th St	Neoga	62447	Cumberland County	Neoga CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 775-6049	220	19	11.8	48.2%	203 (92.3%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$12,489			$1,530			$10,959	39.6	47.7	999	163
170000505129	1163	Prairie Central Elementary School	Public	2-4	600 S 1st St	Fairbury	61739	Livingston County	Prairie Central CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 692-2623	368	28	12.9	44.0%	327 (88.9%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,918			$848			$11,070	39.5	45.6	1040	123
171135001358	1164	Husmann Elementary School	Public	K-5	131 W Paddock St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-7114	505	32	15.8	25.5%	393 (77.8%)	17 (3.4%)	69 (13.7%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$14,788			$632			$14,156	39.4	53.3	875	289
173054004785	1165	Northwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30510 Route 111	Palmyra	62674	Macoupin County	Northwestern CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 436-2442	184	17	10.5	58.7%	177 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,984			$2,752			$13,232	39.4	31.5	1362	197
173681003794	1166	Richard Byrd Elementary School	Public	K-5	8259 Lavergne Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 499-3049	242	17	13.9	1.2%	58 (24.0%)	2 (0.8%)	168 (69.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$14,604			$1,083			$13,521	39.3	32.6	1331	165
171317001565	1167	Ridgewood Elementary School	Public	K-4	814 30th Ave	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 755-1585	414	29	14.5	99.3%	138 (33.3%)	96 (23.2%)	98 (23.7%)	55 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$16,608			$3,252			$13,356	39.3	37.5	1221	54
173177005936	1168	Emily G Johns School	Public	4-6	430 S Mitchell Dr	Plano	60545	Kendall County	Plano CUSD 88	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 552-9182	499	35	14.2	59.7%	159 (31.9%)	35 (7.0%)	285 (57.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$14,240			$215			$14,026	39.3	38.3	1204	36
172502002581	1169	Illinois School	Public	K-8	210 Illinois St	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 747-0301	399	36	11.1	84.0%	0 (0.0%)	360 (90.2%)	33 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,102			$1,237			$19,865	39.3	46.3	1028	141
173339003457	1170	Rhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8931 Fullerton Ave	River Grove	60171	Cook County	Rhodes School District 84-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 453-6813	504	67	7.5	65.5%	108 (21.4%)	33 (6.5%)	351 (69.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$31,749			$527			$31,222	39.2	36	1261	91

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.