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)
171566001878	701	Algonquin Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	975 Algonquin Rd	Fox River Grove	60021	McHenry County	Fox River Grove Cons School District 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 516-5101	244	20	12.2	27.0%	183 (75.0%)	4 (1.6%)	48 (19.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$15,527			$587			$14,940	61.9	77.3	419	282
173582003727	702	Seneca Grade School North Campus	Public	PK, KG-4	174 Oak St	Seneca	61360	LaSalle County	Seneca CCSD 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 357-8744	274	28	9.7	27.4%	223 (81.4%)	4 (1.5%)	31 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$21,175			$1,375			$19,800	61.8	71.9	526	176
173123004422	703	Charter Oak Primary School	Public	K-4	5221 W Timberedge Dr	Peoria	61615	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 693-4433	342	23	14.7	67.5%	88 (25.7%)	168 (49.1%)	34 (9.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.5%)	$15,522			$2,075			$13,447	61.8	50.1	945	242
173474003649	704	MacArthur Intrntl Spanish Academy	Public	K-6	1800 Chippendale Rd	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 357-6650	441	34	12.8		112 (25.4%)	15 (3.4%)	274 (62.1%)	24 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$16,292			$1,061			$15,230	61.7	57.7	783	79
170993000709	705	Disney Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	4140 N Marine Dr	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5840	1,416	95	14.9	64.2%	188 (13.3%)	734 (51.8%)	296 (20.9%)	124 (8.8%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.4%)	$16,334			$2,291			$14,044	61.7	63	692	13
174221004231	706	J W Riley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1209 E Burr Oak Dr	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 670-3400	315	27	11.5	30.8%	200 (63.5%)	11 (3.5%)	49 (15.6%)	41 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$20,459			$1,006			$19,453	61.7	65.5	635	71
173846003920	707	Southeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	718 S Locust St	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8219	303	23	13.1	26.4%	247 (81.5%)	9 (3.0%)	31 (10.2%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	$14,742			$251			$14,491	61.7	54.2	855	148
172739002911	708	Mt Zion Intermediate School	Public	4-6	310 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 864-2921	521	32	16	33.2%	479 (91.9%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$10,982			$709			$10,273	61.6	70.7	543	165
171668001973	709	Ben-Gil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Kelly St	Gillespie	62033	Macoupin County	Gillespie CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 839-4828	547	45	12.1	99.3%	520 (95.1%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	$13,126			$1,804			$11,322	61.5	45.3	1047	338
172519002749	710	Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1013 North St	Mazon	60444	Grundy County	Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Education Service District 2C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 448-2471	183	14	13.2	42.1%	160 (87.4%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$16,280			$1,337			$14,943	61.3	53.3	874	164

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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.