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)
171065001285	911	Summit Elementary School	Public	K-4	408 Willoughby Ln	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 346-6222	70	7	9.6	65.7%	44 (62.9%)	10 (14.3%)	10 (14.3%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)	$13,862			$2,507			$11,355	51	36.1	1259	348
171542001850	912	Heather Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1439 Lawrence Cres	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 647-7200	327	22	15	55.0%	21 (6.4%)	260 (79.5%)	29 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$18,643			$1,313			$17,331	50.9	56.5	811	101
171272004193	913	Bluffview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	905 Bluffview Elementary Ln	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 286-3311	503	34	14.9	68.0%	399 (79.3%)	51 (10.1%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$15,135			$2,070			$13,066	50.9	44	1089	176
172862002997	914	Colene Hoose Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Grandview Dr	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4414	441	39	11.4	33.6%	229 (51.9%)	39 (8.8%)	61 (13.8%)	72 (16.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)	$15,516			$1,342			$14,174	50.9	55.3	838	76
172631002798	915	Minooka Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 W Coady Dr	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 467-2261	491	39	12.5	42.6%	326 (66.4%)	11 (2.2%)	135 (27.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$14,769			$610			$14,159	50.8	51.2	921	6
171203004600	916	Deland-Weldon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2311 N 300 East Rd	Weldon	61839	De Witt County	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 736-2401	105	10	10.3	64.8%	94 (89.5%)	5 (4.8%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$18,249			$1,640			$16,609	50.8	46.5	1023	107
172910003045	917	Oak Grove School	Public	PK, KG-8	6018 W Lancaster Rd	Bartonville	61607	Peoria County	Oak Grove School District 68 Bartonville	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 697-0621	280	25	11.2	47.1%	232 (82.9%)	15 (5.4%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$14,637			$1,191			$13,446	50.8	45.5	1041	124
170399000084	918	Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W South St	Oreana	62554	Macon County	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 468-2121	462	32	14.3	54.3%	395 (85.5%)	21 (4.5%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)	$11,007			$976			$10,032	50.7	51	928	10
173027006054	919	Hunt Club Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 Hunt Club Dr	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-2800	376	40	9.4	17.0%	232 (61.7%)	33 (8.8%)	81 (21.5%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$14,782			$552			$14,229	50.6	46.7	1018	99
173516003680	920	Franklin Park Middle School	Public	4-8	1300 Bobcat Cir	Salem	62881	Marion County	Salem School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 740-0963	559	44	12.7	53.3%	506 (90.5%)	7 (1.3%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$10,179			$783			$9,396	50.6	59.3	754	166

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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.