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)
170139504196	961	New Boston Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Jefferson St	New Boston	61272	Mercer County	Mercer County School District 404	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 587-8141	164	22	7.6	63.4%	155 (94.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$17,338			$2,373			$14,965	49	30.3	1386	425
173120003250	962	Pennoyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5200 N Cumberland Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Pennoyer School District 79	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 456-9094	435	31	13.9	50.6%	303 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (17.5%)	39 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	$14,047			$1,126			$12,920	49	44.9	1060	98
174026004049	963	Vienna Elementary School District 55	Public	PK, KG-8	310 N 3rd St	Vienna	62995	Johnson County	Vienna School District 55	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 658-6611	389	28	14	56.8%	356 (91.5%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$13,020			$1,039			$11,981	48.9	49.2	971	8
173249003379	964	Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	714 Middle St	Prairie Du Rocher	62277	Randolph County	Prairie Du Rocher CCSD 134	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 284-3530	119	9	13	47.9%	118 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,693			$1,890			$11,803	48.9	75.7	456	508
171839002121	965	Emden Elementary School	Public	K-5	309 Market St	Emden	62635	Logan County	Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 376-3151	89	10	8.9	43.8%	87 (97.8%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,672			$2,046			$14,626	48.8	56.4	813	152
172862003000	966	Glenn Elementary School	Public	K-5	306 Glenn Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 557-4418	245	18	13.6	46.1%	91 (37.1%)	42 (17.1%)	31 (12.7%)	57 (23.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.6%)	$13,139			$827			$12,312	48.8	58.7	768	198
174014006378	967	Vandalia Junior High School	Public	4-8	1011 W Fletcher St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Vandalia CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 283-5151	522	41	12.8	58.2%	473 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	$12,296			$1,659			$10,637	48.7	51.5	913	54
171324001571	968	Glendale Elementary School	Public	3-5	1000 Bloomington Rd	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 427-5400	155	14	11.3	57.4%	135 (87.1%)	5 (3.2%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$18,159			$2,070			$16,089	48.7	42.4	1125	157
174160004169	969	West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2695 Woodlawn Rd	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	West Lincoln-Broadwell Education Service District 92	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 732-2630	217	19	11.4	24.0%	216 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,166			$167			$14,999	48.6	48	993	24
170012601488	970	Midland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	625 6th Street	Lacon	61540	Marshall County	Midland CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 246-2775	262	17	15.4	48.1%	242 (92.4%)	5 (1.9%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$10,962			$195			$10,767	48.6	56	829	141

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.