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)
174245004891	731	Williamsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	325 W Kentucky Ave	Williamsfield	61489	Knox County	Williamsfield CUSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 639-2219	121	10	11.8	42.1%	112 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$19,400			$1,485			$17,914	60.2	76.6	437	294
171047001268	732	Roy De Shane Elementary School	Public	K-5	475 Chippewa Trl	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 588-6300	192	24	8.1	46.9%	78 (40.6%)	13 (6.8%)	52 (27.1%)	44 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$21,948			$196			$21,751	60.2	76.1	446	286
171371005614	733	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1855 Rohrson Rd	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 289-6655	498	28	18.1	41.8%	107 (21.5%)	47 (9.4%)	212 (42.6%)	113 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	$17,717			$1,479			$16,238	60.1	56.1	826	93
170561002196	734	Westhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	118 Westhaven School Rd	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 257-9201	349	32	10.8	61.9%	114 (32.7%)	179 (51.3%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	$18,769			$3,028			$15,741	60.1	44.6	1067	333
172277002523	735	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	505 N Park St	Liberty	62347	Adams County	Liberty CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 645-3481	357	31	11.5	24.9%	346 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$12,164			$161			$12,003	60	73	498	237
174333003178	736	Mary Endres Elementary School	Public	1-5	2181 N Seminary Ave	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 337-8177	398	23	17	57.3%	174 (43.7%)	24 (6.0%)	180 (45.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$13,542			$1,419			$12,122	59.8	51.5	912	176
174119001454	737	Cotton Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Newport Ct	Island Lake	60042	Lake County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 526-4700	598	45	13.4	39.8%	346 (57.9%)	18 (3.0%)	202 (33.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$19,460			$722			$18,738	59.8	57.1	795	58
174333005462	738	Olson Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 W Judd St	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 338-0473	402	26	15.7	49.3%	210 (52.2%)	17 (4.2%)	155 (38.6%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$15,016			$1,126			$13,890	59.7	54.6	853	115
173042003152	739	Stuart R Paddock School	Public	PK, KG-6	225 W Washington St	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 963-5800	610	38	15.9	34.8%	286 (46.9%)	35 (5.7%)	155 (25.4%)	101 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	$14,414			$859			$13,554	59.7	57.8	780	41
170942002361	740	Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 Hallbeck Dr	Champaign	61822	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 373-5580	408	30	13.6	42.4%	109 (26.7%)	147 (36.0%)	32 (7.8%)	92 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	$17,178			$2,004			$15,174	59.7	61.2	727	13

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.