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)
170405000093	1231	Walsh Elementary School	Public	K-5	5640 S 75th Ave	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 458-7165	239	24	9.9	69.0%	21 (8.8%)	10 (4.2%)	192 (80.3%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$32,779			$8,272			$24,507	36.6	28	1446	215
173501003673	1232	Central Intermediate School	Public	3-5	601 Chaffer Ave	Roxana	62084	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 254-7594	328	25	13.2	63.1%	279 (85.1%)	14 (4.3%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$16,257			$2,572			$13,684	36.6	39.6	1181	51
172163002425	1233	Hodgkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6516 Kane Ave	Hodgkins	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 482-2740	149	21	6.9	78.5%	27 (18.1%)	3 (2.0%)	109 (73.2%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$30,602			$878			$29,724	36.6	40.7	1162	71
170993000710	1234	Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3834	469	28	16.7	83.2%	2 (0.4%)	459 (97.9%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,532			$2,803			$13,729	36.5	39.9	1177	57
170471000164	1235	Freeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	153 S Randall Rd	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5002	527	29	18.2	42.1%	193 (36.6%)	52 (9.9%)	255 (48.4%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$14,479			$1,847			$12,632	36.5	33.1	1316	81
171371001702	1236	Sunnydale Elementary School	Public	K-6	716 Sunnydale Blvd	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 213-5610	280	24	11.8	52.9%	33 (11.8%)	13 (4.6%)	217 (77.5%)	8 (2.9%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,405			$2,124			$18,281	36.5	31.1	1374	138
173630003753	1237	Woodgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Central Ave	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 720-1107	302	21	14.6	77.5%	3 (1.0%)	262 (86.8%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$23,966			$832			$23,134	36.5	29	1423	186
170777000394	1238	Wolf Ridge Education Center	Public	PK, KG-7	700 W Orange St	Bunker Hill	62014	Macoupin County	Bunker Hill CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 585-4831	352	25	13.9	40.1%	327 (92.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$12,388			$904			$11,484	36.4	39.9	1176	62
170993000959	1239	McPherson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4728 N Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2625	735	60	12.2	50.1%	209 (28.4%)	59 (8.0%)	376 (51.2%)	43 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.3%)	$22,053			$3,034			$19,019	36.4	37.1	1237	2
173051003172	1240	Anne M Jeans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16W631 91st St	Willowbrook	60527	DuPage County	Ccsd 180	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 325-8186	312	26	11.8	65.4%	16 (5.1%)	224 (71.8%)	49 (15.7%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$24,899			$3,369			$21,530	36.2	31.8	1350	110

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.