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)
171350001634	711	Albion Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	361 W Main St	Albion	62806	Edwards County	Edwards County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 445-2327	406	30	13.4	45.3%	383 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$11,094			$1,215			$9,879	61.3	54.7	850	139
173846006074	712	North Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Republic Ave	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8124	424	32	13.4	9.9%	352 (83.0%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (6.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$14,182			$243			$13,939	61.1	76.5	440	272
171135001365	713	West Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Briarwood Dr	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-2749	536	37	14.3	30.0%	402 (75.0%)	17 (3.2%)	75 (14.0%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	$13,656			$698			$12,958	61.1	77.4	417	296
174032004869	714	Villa Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N Sycamore St	Villa Grove	61956	Douglas County	Villa Grove CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 832-2261	332	22	15.2	58.1%	294 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$12,256			$1,904			$10,352	61.1	56.4	812	98
171371001667	715	Bartlett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	111 E North Ave	Bartlett	60103	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 213-5545	591	25	24.1	30.6%	290 (49.1%)	25 (4.2%)	150 (25.4%)	92 (15.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$14,015			$1,315			$12,700	61	70.7	547	168
171548001862	716	Kerkstra Elementary School	Public	1-5	14950 Laramie Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 687-2860	402	33	12.3	41.8%	203 (50.5%)	43 (10.7%)	136 (33.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$12,941			$1,326			$11,615	60.9	75.5	460	256
173030003136	717	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1709 Columbus St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 434-0726	306	25	12.4	65.4%	201 (65.7%)	11 (3.6%)	75 (24.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$16,818			$1,087			$15,731	60.9	53.9	860	143
171029004573	718	Cissna Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 N 2nd St	Cissna Park	60924	Iroquois County	Cissna Park CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 457-2171	129	11	12.1	28.7%	116 (89.9%)	3 (2.3%)	8 (6.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,227			$429			$10,798	60.9	57	797	79
172500002710	719	Metropolis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1015 Filmore St	Metropolis	62960	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 524-4821	490	38	13	84.9%	354 (72.2%)	61 (12.4%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.0%)	$14,670			$1,127			$13,543	60.8	57.7	782	63
172448005617	720	Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1122 Anderson Rd	Elburn	60119	Kane County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 365-1122	455	43	10.5		380 (83.5%)	8 (1.8%)	55 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$16,741			$328			$16,412	60.8	70.8	542	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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.