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)
173123003262	2011	Glen Oak Community Learning Center	Public	K-8	2100 N Wisconsin Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6518	637	42	15.3	91.2%	29 (4.6%)	396 (62.2%)	167 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.6%)	$15,572			$2,377			$13,195	11	10.2	2038	27
170993000907	2012	Lawndale Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 W Douglas Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1635	188	18	10.4	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	180 (95.7%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,269			$4,403			$20,866	11	10.5	2026	14
170468000153	2013	Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Front St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-8250	354	25	14.4	68.9%	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	345 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,966			$3,012			$15,954	11	10.6	2022	9
171185001406	2014	American Dreamer STEM Academy	Public	K-8	2115 S Taylor Rd	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 362-3380	364	26	14	77.2%	63 (17.3%)	255 (70.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.3%)	$19,032			$3,682			$15,349	11	10.4	2029	15
170011004814	2015	A J Katzenmaier Academy	Public	4-5	1829 Kennedy Dr	North Chicago	60064	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 689-6330	320	25	12.8	98.8%	11 (3.4%)	102 (31.9%)	187 (58.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$20,981			$3,876			$17,106	10.9	9.8	2048	33
173451003561	2016	Conklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3003 Halsted Rd	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 654-4860	333	22	15.1	80.2%	60 (18.0%)	119 (35.7%)	131 (39.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	$19,010			$2,310			$16,701	10.8	13.1	1938	78
170807000424	2017	Cairo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3101 Elm St	Cairo	62914	Alexander County	Cairo Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 734-1027	174	13	12.9	98.9%	22 (12.6%)	127 (73.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.2%)	$26,209			$5,871			$20,339	10.8	9.4	2059	42
172640002820	2018	Lincoln-Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 16th Ave	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1612	350	25	14.1	90.3%	40 (11.4%)	39 (11.1%)	238 (68.0%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	$13,778			$881			$12,897	10.7	12.2	1960	58
174386004356	2019	West Elementary School	Public	3-5	2412 Jethro Ave	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 379-0817	448	27	16.5	77.2%	20 (4.5%)	109 (24.3%)	297 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$22,422			$1,410			$21,012	10.7	15.6	1845	174
170993000782	2020	Gale Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1631 W Jonquil Ter	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2100	299	24	12.5	87.6%	17 (5.7%)	170 (56.9%)	87 (29.1%)	19 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$25,562			$4,384			$21,178	10.6	11.7	1980	40

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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.

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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.