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)
170996001223	941	Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1013 Division St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 756-4830	199	11	17.6	98.0%	3 (1.5%)	119 (59.8%)	76 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,284			$4,302			$16,982	49.8	43.8	1094	153
170032105609	942	United Elementary School - North	Public	PK, KG-5	411 W Hunt Ave	Alexis	61412	Mercer County	United CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 482-3332	253	19	13.6	57.3%	219 (86.6%)	7 (2.8%)	14 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$14,093			$1,120			$12,973	49.8	65.6	632	310
170393000081	943	Scarlet Oak Elementary School	Public	3-4	5731 Albert Dr	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 687-5822	224	18	12.2	49.1%	92 (41.1%)	22 (9.8%)	68 (30.4%)	32 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$17,306			$1,282			$16,024	49.7	48.8	982	39
172550002763	944	Medinah Intermediate School	Public	3-5	7N330 Medinah Rd	Medinah	60157	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 529-6105	208	16	13	54.3%	118 (56.7%)	11 (5.3%)	57 (27.4%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$17,152			$102			$17,050	49.7	52.2	895	49
173846002633	945	South Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Borden Ave	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8299	367	28	13.3	36.2%	266 (72.5%)	20 (5.4%)	59 (16.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$15,282			$544			$14,737	49.7	58.6	769	176
173277003395	946	Princeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 N Town Ave	Princeville	61559	Peoria County	Princeville CUSD 326	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 385-2213	308	27	11.4	36.0%	261 (84.7%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$14,332			$645			$13,686	49.6	65.6	630	316
171377001717	947	Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	K-5	1308 S Cypress Dr	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4378	338	33	10.3	73.7%	110 (32.5%)	22 (6.5%)	173 (51.2%)	24 (7.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$20,465			$1,164			$19,301	49.6	48.7	983	36
173384003476	948	River Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2650 Thatcher Ave	River Grove	60171	Cook County	River Grove School District 85-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 453-6172	730	51	14.2	51.1%	287 (39.3%)	18 (2.5%)	387 (53.0%)	21 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	$14,119			$1,252			$12,866	49.6	47.6	1002	54
170993000870	949	Jamieson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 N Mozart St	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2395	824	55	14.9	72.6%	194 (23.5%)	63 (7.6%)	302 (36.7%)	242 (29.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	$16,578			$2,536			$14,041	49.6	68.5	591	358
170828000442	950	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-4	20 Lincoln Rd	Canton	61520	Fulton County	Canton Union School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 647-7594	209	19	11.1	50.2%	189 (90.4%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$15,420			$658			$14,762	49.5	44.8	1062	112

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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.

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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.