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)
174272005191	621	Winfield Central School	Public	3-8	0S150 Winfield Rd	Winfield	60190	DuPage County	Winfield School District 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 909-4960	215	20	11	29.8%	131 (60.9%)	19 (8.8%)	38 (17.7%)	8 (3.7%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.5%)	$21,621			$744			$20,877	66.4	73.6	489	132
172862003001	622	Hudson Elementary School	Public	K-5	205 S McLean St	Hudson	61748	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4419	230	16	14.7	19.1%	193 (83.9%)	8 (3.5%)	15 (6.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$13,473			$687			$12,786	66.3	70	562	60
173732003865	623	St George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5200 E Center St	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	St George CCSD 258	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 933-1503	386	28	13.7	27.2%	283 (73.3%)	41 (10.6%)	30 (7.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$13,227			$703			$12,524	66.3	55	845	222
171446001794	624	Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts	Public	K-8	2424 Lake St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 859-8500	367	52	7	50.4%	98 (26.7%)	137 (37.3%)	63 (17.2%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.6%)	$26,785			$281			$26,504	66.3	78.8	387	237
173735003734	625	Silver Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 N Dewey St	Troy	62294	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 667-5403	751	45	16.5	20.2%	667 (88.8%)	14 (1.9%)	28 (3.7%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.5%)	$10,502			$703			$9,799	66.3	64.3	669	44
174125004122	626	Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-5	522 Belvidere Rd	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-1700	370	32	11.5	61.6%	23 (6.2%)	72 (19.5%)	254 (68.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$25,598			$2,352			$23,246	66.3	47.1	1012	386
170012501426	627	Bureau Valley North	Public	PK, KG-5	323 S Main St	Walnut	61376	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 379-2900	171	19	8.8	48.5%	151 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$19,485			$822			$18,663	66.2	50.1	947	320
171704002010	628	Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7900 Woodridge Dr	Woodridge	60517	DuPage County	Woodridge School District 68	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 795-6000	322	28	11.5	56.8%	131 (40.7%)	67 (20.8%)	84 (26.1%)	23 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$20,724			$897			$19,827	66.2	57.6	787	159
170000903322	629	Pinckneyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 W Mulberry St	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Pinckneyville School District 50	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 357-5161	276	20	13.8	44.9%	251 (90.9%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$11,538			$1,168			$10,369	66.2	63.1	691	62
172310002550	630	Rutledge Hall Elementary School	Public	3-5	6850 N East Prairie Rd	Lincolnwood	60712	Cook County	Lincolnwood School District 74	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 675-8236	371	35	10.7		171 (46.1%)	21 (5.7%)	14 (3.8%)	140 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	$23,012			$689			$22,323	66.1	75.7	455	175

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.