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)
170609005296	971	Piper School	Public	K-5	2435 Kenilworth Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 795-2364	276	20	13.8	71.4%	29 (10.5%)	12 (4.3%)	230 (83.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,236			$1,334			$15,902	48.6	45.5	1042	71
174269004290	972	Windsor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	808 Wisconsin Ave	Windsor	61957	Shelby County	Windsor CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 459-2447	202	14	14	40.6%	184 (91.1%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$10,981			$1,572			$9,409	48.6	49.1	972
173141004796	973	Porta Central	Public	3-6	1500 Owen Ave	Petersburg	62675	Menard County	Porta CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 632-7781	275	26	10.7	42.5%	252 (91.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$13,492			$17			$13,475	48.6	44.4	1076	103
170471004402	974	Fearn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Hawksley Ln	North Aurora	60542	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 301-5001	465	30	15.7	28.0%	233 (50.1%)	47 (10.1%)	145 (31.2%)	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	$16,579			$1,517			$15,062	48.5	49.4	959	15
174333004329	975	Dean Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dean St	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 338-1133	330	22	15.3	53.6%	156 (47.3%)	20 (6.1%)	134 (40.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$12,482			$1,349			$11,133	48.5	43.9	1092	117
171371001707	976	Willard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	370 W Spring St	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 888-5275	388	21	18.9	47.9%	134 (34.5%)	16 (4.1%)	219 (56.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$21,879			$3,080			$18,800	48.4	27.3	1469	493
172754002917	977	Mechanics Grove Elementary School	Public	3-5	1200 N Midlothian Rd	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Mundelein Education Service District 75	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 949-2712	492	36	13.6	45.3%	181 (36.8%)	11 (2.2%)	263 (53.5%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$18,146			$1,228			$16,918	48.4	42.7	1117	140
173099003225	978	Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	404 W State St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 656-3323	250	23	11.1	51.6%	222 (88.8%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	$12,745			$1,512			$11,233	48.3	44.7	1066	88
174035004062	979	York Center Elementary School	Public	3-5	895 E 14Th St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 516-6540	140	12	11.8	75.0%	16 (11.4%)	22 (15.7%)	54 (38.6%)	35 (25.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$21,835			$1,142			$20,692	48.2	52.9	883	96
173209003356	980	Potomac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7915 US Route 136	Potomac	61865	Vermilion County	Potomac CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 987-6155	129	15	8.6	54.3%	116 (89.9%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	$16,366			$592			$15,774	48.2	30.4	1385	405

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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.