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)
170993000831	1821	Haugan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4540 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5040	1,006	80	12.5	89.8%	63 (6.3%)	36 (3.6%)	851 (84.6%)	42 (4.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$17,764			$2,789			$14,974	15.7	24.1	1547	274
170993001144	1822	Wadsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6650 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0730	475	31	15.3	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	446 (93.9%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$17,932			$4,116			$13,815	15.7	14.2	1900	78
170993000656	1823	Cather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2908 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6780	325	32	10.3	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	307 (94.5%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$25,958			$4,411			$21,546	15.6	9.7	2049	226
170993000627	1824	Burbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2035 N Mobile Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3000	698	49	14.2	88.0%	11 (1.6%)	28 (4.0%)	649 (93.0%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$20,124			$2,871			$17,253	15.6	14.5	1892	68
171185005156	1825	Johns Hill Magnet School	Public	K-8	601 N Church St	Decatur	62522	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 362-3350	623	38	16.3	61.5%	112 (18.0%)	257 (41.3%)	160 (25.7%)	23 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.1%)	$18,709			$3,694			$15,015	15.6	18.8	1720	105
170001000212	1826	Howe Elementary School	Public	K-5	10271 W Beach Rd	Beach Park	60087	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 599-5362	334	26	12.8	70.7%	30 (9.0%)	26 (7.8%)	262 (78.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$19,808			$2,136			$17,673	15.5	10.3	2035	209
170993006508	1827	Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7416 N Ridge Blvd	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 455-5440	501	46	10.8	93.0%	14 (2.8%)	244 (48.7%)	223 (44.5%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$25,329			$2,396			$22,933	15.5	16.6	1806	21
170993006142	1828	Rowe Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1424 N Cleaver St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 799-2730	704	54	13	69.0%	12 (1.7%)	172 (24.4%)	473 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.4%)	$8,674			$166			$8,508	15.5	20.4	1672	156
170993000739	1829	Eberhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 W 65th Pl	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9190	1,016	67	15.1	95.5%	16 (1.6%)	24 (2.4%)	971 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$16,472			$3,436			$13,036	15.4	15.7	1841	12
170804006001	1830	Estelle Sauget School of Choice	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Jerome Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 332-4741	249	14	17.7	83.5%	18 (7.2%)	215 (86.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$20,939			$9,323			$11,616	15.4	12	1966	136

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.