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)
173474003633	771	Albert Einstein Elementary School	Public	K-6	1100 Laurie Ln	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 736-2500	448	48	9.3		128 (28.6%)	53 (11.8%)	158 (35.3%)	91 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$19,512			$1,662			$17,849	57.3	58.9	765	6
174266004287	772	Winchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	283 S Elm St	Winchester	62694	Scott County	Winchester CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 742-9551	397	30	13.4	48.1%	381 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,947			$1,871			$10,076	57.3	54.8	848	76
170384004366	773	W C Petty Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Highview Dr	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Antioch CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 838-8100	457	32	14.1	37.9%	347 (75.9%)	12 (2.6%)	83 (18.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$13,955			$842			$13,112	57.2	65	652	121
171161001373	774	Dakota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Campus Dr	Dakota	61018	Stephenson County	Dakota CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(844) 632-5682	406	30	13.3	41.1%	373 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$13,179			$1,181			$11,998	57.2	62.9	696	78
172079002370	775	Kansas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 S Front	Kansas	61933	Edgar County	Kansas CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 948-5175	96	12	7.8	54.2%	90 (93.8%)	4 (4.2%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,007			$1,332			$16,674	57.1	46.4	1025	250
173267003389	776	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-4	501 S Euclid Ave	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	Princeton Education Service District 115	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 875-1164	222	17	13	46.4%	191 (86.0%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,709			$383			$13,326	57.1	49.3	967	191
171371005615	777	Timber Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1675 McDonough Rd	Hoffman Estates	60192	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 289-6640	377	28	13.6	39.3%	68 (18.0%)	29 (7.7%)	197 (52.3%)	64 (17.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	$17,300			$2,058			$15,242	57.1	55.4	837	60
170141006254	778	Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2245 W Pershing Rd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 247-8400	853	74	11.5	97.1%	50 (5.9%)	80 (9.4%)	716 (83.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$17,282			$3,187			$14,095	57.1	50.2	940	162
174333005944	779	Prairiewood Elementary School	Public	1-5	3215 Hercules Rd	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 337-5300	359	25	14.4	42.6%	216 (60.2%)	10 (2.8%)	123 (34.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$14,925			$1,672			$13,253	57	55.1	844	65
173459003625	780	Rome Community Cons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	233 W South St	Dix	62830	Jefferson County	Rome CCSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 266-7214	321	26	12.4	51.4%	290 (90.3%)	11 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$13,385			$1,169			$12,216	57	56.8	803	23

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.