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)
170783005946	321	Country Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 Highland Woods Blvd	Elgin	60124	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 717-8000	692	39	17.7	17.1%	366 (52.9%)	17 (2.5%)	116 (16.8%)	151 (21.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	$13,670			$330			$13,340	82	80.4	366	45
173393003483	322	Riverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9424 256th St N	Port Byron	61275	Rock Island County	Riverdale CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 523-3186	515	38	13.5	16.3%	449 (87.2%)	5 (1.0%)	45 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$11,072			$556			$10,516	81.9	79	385	63
171446001792	323	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	910 Forest Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 905-3501	390	36	10.9	34.9%	189 (48.5%)	65 (16.7%)	59 (15.1%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.3%)	$26,374			$74			$26,299	81.9	84	290	33
170993000815	324	Haines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	247 W 23rd Pl	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9200	482	37	13	82.8%	3 (0.6%)	55 (11.4%)	20 (4.1%)	402 (83.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,889			$3,126			$14,763	81.8	84.6	281	43
172637004521	325	Mokena Intermediate School	Public	4-5	11331 195th St	Mokena	60448	Will County	Mokena School District 159	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 342-4860	336	24	13.9	15.5%	258 (76.8%)	15 (4.5%)	45 (13.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$15,580			$1,078			$14,502	81.7	81.3	352	27
173375003470	326	Riley Community Cons School	Public	K-8	9406 Riley Rd	Marengo	60152	McHenry County	Riley CCSD 18	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 568-8637	261	22	11.8	30.3%	191 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$18,002			$1,410			$16,592	81.7	74.5	471	145
173309003434	327	Ramsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 W 6th St	Ramsey	62080	Fayette County	Ramsey CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 423-2010	207	18	11.2	67.1%	201 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,247			$2,989			$10,258	81.6	74.5	473	146
173042003145	328	Hunting Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-6	1105 W Illinois Ave	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 963-5300	724	45	16.1	28.5%	354 (48.9%)	56 (7.7%)	66 (9.1%)	220 (30.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$14,324			$562			$13,762	81.6	79.7	378	50
173042003151	329	Marion Jordan Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 N Harrison Ave	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 963-5500	483	37	13.1	11.2%	302 (62.5%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (10.1%)	100 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$19,394			$960			$18,435	81.5	83.8	295	34
172925003067	330	Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 N Harvey Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 524-3115	370	36	10.2	17.3%	197 (53.2%)	78 (21.1%)	41 (11.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.4%)	$24,516			$892			$23,624	81.4	85.6	263	67

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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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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.