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)
172631006048	1031	Jones Elementary School	Public	K-4	800 Barberry Way	Joliet	60431	Will County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 290-7100	565	38	15	31.2%	279 (49.4%)	64 (11.3%)	175 (31.0%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.4%)	$13,350			$473			$12,877	45.6	55.1	840	191
173708004194	1032	Lindsay School	Public	K-5	3600 Fielding Dr	Springfield	62711	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 546-0200	458	31	14.9	47.4%	158 (34.5%)	199 (43.4%)	19 (4.1%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.5%)	$20,875			$3,810			$17,065	45.5	47.2	1011	21
170993004954	1033	Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences	Public	PK, KG-8	1940 W 18th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7215	268	24	11.1	72.4%	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	259 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,259			$3,390			$20,869	45.5	55.7	833	200
172745004755	1034	Mulberry Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 W Wall St	Mulberry Grove	62262	Bond County	Mulberry Grove CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 326-8811	159	15	10.5	57.9%	142 (89.3%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	$14,145			$8,130			$6,014	45.4	56.3	816	218
172287004701	1035	Leland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	370 N Main St	Leland	60531	LaSalle County	Leland CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 495-3231	171	15	11.4	40.4%	132 (77.2%)	1 (0.6%)	35 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$16,841			$571			$16,270	45.4	44.9	1059	24
173027005698	1036	Lakewood Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Lakewood Crk	Montgomery	60538	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 636-3200	762	40	19.2	35.7%	322 (42.3%)	84 (11.0%)	304 (39.9%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	$13,053			$740			$12,312	45.4	46.1	1035	1
174221004242	1037	Joyce Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Golfview Ter	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 520-2760	579	36	16	67.2%	267 (46.1%)	12 (2.1%)	222 (38.3%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	$17,902			$1,053			$16,849	45.4	37.7	1216	179
170648000323	1038	Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1605 E Oakland Ave	Bloomington	61701	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 662-4302	428	31	13.9	53.7%	203 (47.4%)	86 (20.1%)	42 (9.8%)	46 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	$13,798			$903			$12,895	45.4	55.1	842	196
170591000270	1039	Tioga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	212 W Memorial Rd	Bensenville	60106	DuPage County	Bensenville School District 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 766-2602	754	65	11.6	59.7%	162 (21.5%)	25 (3.3%)	498 (66.0%)	37 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	$19,871			$2,026			$17,844	45.4	42.1	1133	94
171377001726	1040	Salt Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	65 JF Kennedy Blvd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4375	423	33	12.9	64.8%	157 (37.1%)	9 (2.1%)	235 (55.6%)	9 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$18,540			$965			$17,574	45.3	43.4	1101	61

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.