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)
172862000765	661	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2602 Danbury Dr	Bloomington	61705	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 557-4423	299	26	11.5	54.5%	177 (59.2%)	46 (15.4%)	46 (15.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.7%)	$17,446			$2,037			$15,409	64.1	35.8	1267	606
170918000527	662	Central City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	129 Douglas St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Central City School District 133	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 532-9521	298	23	12.9	54.4%	254 (85.2%)	6 (2.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.7%)	$12,950			$1,941			$11,010	64	62.3	704	42
173786003888	663	Charles J Sahs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5001 S Long Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Central Stickney School District 110	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 458-1152	304	31	9.8	62.5%	24 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (91.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,566			$2,074			$28,492	64	53.5	870	207
170543000222	664	Beecher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	629 Penfield St	Beecher	60401	Will County	Beecher CUSD 200U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 946-2202	453	30	15.1	13.5%	287 (63.4%)	24 (5.3%)	120 (26.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$13,773			$565			$13,209	63.9	51.1	923	259
173330003447	665	Red Bud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 W Field Dr	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Red Bud CUSD 132	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 282-3858	612	45	13.7	47.9%	568 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$12,296			$548			$11,748	63.9	64.4	664	1
171135001361	666	North Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 W Woodstock St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-0122	657	46	14.1	31.1%	442 (67.3%)	19 (2.9%)	169 (25.7%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.7%)	$13,563			$626			$12,936	63.7	56.7	805	139
170142306386	667	LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 W Glen Flora Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 377-0690	476	37	12.8	71.4%	15 (3.2%)	44 (9.2%)	415 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,423			$1,335			$10,089	63.7	51.9	900	233
173903003961	668	Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 179th St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 614-4535	297	28	10.8	32.7%	187 (63.0%)	30 (10.1%)	65 (21.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$20,359			$673			$19,685	63.6	58.3	772	104
173783003886	669	Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2806 E 600 North Rd	Strasburg	62465	Shelby County	Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 682-3621	274	20	13.6	39.8%	261 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$9,670			$862			$8,808	63.5	44.8	1063	394
172919003056	670	Sward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9830 S Brandt Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 423-7820	517	31	16.5	41.2%	244 (47.2%)	34 (6.6%)	213 (41.2%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$15,564			$779			$14,785	63.4	61.4	720	50

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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.
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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.