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)
170942000551	841	Kenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Stratford Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3815	370	28	13.2	45.1%	142 (38.4%)	132 (35.7%)	19 (5.1%)	37 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.8%)	$19,497			$4,782			$14,715	54	65.7	629	212
173417003504	842	Robein Elementary School	Public	K-8	200 Campus Ave	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	Robein School District 85	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 694-1409	154	14	10.8	51.3%	133 (86.4%)	2 (1.3%)	10 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	$15,183			$863			$14,320	53.9	53.4	872	30
173477003659	843	Rosemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 Ruby St	Rosemont	60018	Cook County	Rosemont Education Service District 78	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 825-0144	210	27	7.7		133 (63.3%)	4 (1.9%)	60 (28.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$28,158			$1,050			$27,107	53.9	61.3	725	118
171065005632	844	Dorris Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1841 Vandalia St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 346-6311	807	62	12.9	68.6%	407 (50.4%)	111 (13.8%)	218 (27.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	$12,290			$1,788			$10,503	53.8	45.2	1050	206
174007004542	845	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Wesglen Pkwy	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 886-7581	442	38	11.6	52.0%	71 (16.1%)	135 (30.5%)	182 (41.2%)	40 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$29,110			$8,234			$20,875	53.8	57.3	790	55
174125004129	846	H R McCall Elementary School	Public	K-5	3215 N McAree Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-1760	378	21	18	65.9%	15 (4.0%)	60 (15.9%)	275 (72.8%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$24,147			$2,020			$22,127	53.7	56.1	825	21
173042003159	847	Willow Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4700 Barker Ave	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 963-7300	975	41	23.7	46.2%	287 (29.4%)	34 (3.5%)	330 (33.8%)	275 (28.2%)	17 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.1%)	$14,313			$565			$13,748	53.7	60.5	736	111
170993001145	848	Washington G Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3611 E 114th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5010	617	40	15.4	78.4%	26 (4.2%)	25 (4.1%)	560 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$17,131			$3,233			$13,899	53.7	40.3	1167	319
173283001852	849	Tampico Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	304 W Kimball Rd	Tampico	61283	Whiteside County	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 438-2255	146	12	12.1	67.1%	132 (90.4%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$14,968			$2,093			$12,875	53.7	57.7	781	68
173027005938	850	Grande Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	26933 W Grande Park Blvd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 551-9700	665	36	18.7	22.6%	365 (54.9%)	93 (14.0%)	91 (13.7%)	88 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$12,788			$558			$12,230	53.6	73.1	496	354

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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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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.