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)
170993000785	1631	Gary Elementary School	Public	3-8	3740 W 31st St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1455	718	51	14	93.2%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	710 (98.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,098			$2,769			$15,328	21.9	22	1612	19
170315000005	1632	Army Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	346 W Army Trail Blvd	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 458-2502	265	31	8.6	78.5%	59 (22.3%)	8 (3.0%)	151 (57.0%)	5 (1.9%)	41 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$19,045			$1,640			$17,405	21.8	17.3	1781	149
170855000492	1633	Meadowdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Ash St	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 484-2900	443	28	15.7	81.0%	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	433 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,412			$1,362			$13,049	21.8	18.5	1732	99
170405000089	1634	Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School	Public	K-5	7555 W 64th St	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 458-0640	106	13	8.1	64.2%	1 (0.9%)	17 (16.0%)	83 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	$29,191			$7,935			$21,255	21.8			(n/a)
173681003788	1635	Maddock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8258 Sayre Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 598-0515	285	27	10.4	1.8%	120 (42.1%)	5 (1.8%)	133 (46.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	$17,640			$928			$16,713	21.6	21	1644	9
171242003924	1636	Carol Moseley Braun School	Public	K-6	1655 153rd St	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 868-9470	287	14	20	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	275 (95.8%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,578			$2,316			$16,261	21.6	18.5	1733	97
170993006521	1637	Acero Charter - Esmera Santiago Cmps	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 W Cortez St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 455-5410	223	18	12.3	90.1%	3 (1.3%)	18 (8.1%)	199 (89.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,911			$1,862			$21,049	21.6	21.6	1620	17
170993005102	1638	Namaste Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3737 S Paulina St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 715-9558	359	14	25.6	79.7%	21 (5.8%)	8 (2.2%)	322 (89.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$24,058			$174			$23,884	21.6	16.4	1821	183
170993005413	1639	Ruiz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2410 S Leavitt St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4825	437	36	12.1	87.2%	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	414 (94.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,619			$3,214			$18,405	21.5	26.1	1497	142
171020001239	1640	Drexel Elementary School	Public	K-6	5407 W 36th St	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 652-5532	398	28	14.1	73.6%	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	387 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,295			$2,940			$20,355	21.5	18.9	1715	75

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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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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.