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)
174218004215	71	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	311 W Seminary Ave	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 682-2080	329	24	13.9	17.6%	253 (76.9%)	14 (4.3%)	20 (6.1%)	26 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.3%)	$15,144			$743			$14,402	96.1	95.9	67	4
174182004188	72	Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5020 Central Ave	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 246-7678	311	26	11.9		271 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$15,219			$378			$14,841	96	95.4	80	8
174169002656	73	Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2408 Meadow Lake Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-7100	531	36	14.9	8.9%	175 (33.0%)	16 (3.0%)	25 (4.7%)	277 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	$14,527			$1,104			$13,423	96	95.6	73
170011902200	74	Wayne Thomas Elementary School	Public	K-5	2939 Summit Ave	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 765-3900	381	31	12.2		288 (75.6%)	9 (2.4%)	49 (12.9%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	$22,843			$530			$22,313	96	94.8	90	16
173399003494	75	Hollywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3423 Hollywood Ave	Brookfield	60513	Cook County	Riverside School District 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 485-7630	120	11	11.1		87 (72.5%)	1 (0.8%)	26 (21.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$26,511			$363			$26,148	95.9	95.3	83	8
173474003656	76	Thomas Dooley Elementary School	Public	K-6	622 Norwood Ln	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-6250	446	35	12.7		151 (33.9%)	6 (1.3%)	35 (7.8%)	171 (38.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (18.2%)	$16,206			$854			$15,352	95.8	96.4	57	19
171692001998	77	Glen Grove Elementary School	Public	3-5	3900 Glenview Rd	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 998-5030	424	39	10.9	30.4%	175 (41.3%)	14 (3.3%)	68 (16.0%)	146 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$20,516			$585			$19,931	95.8	93.8	111	34
170993000605	78	Bell Elementary School	Public	K-8	3730 N Oakley Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5150	886	59	15.1	14.1%	490 (55.3%)	17 (1.9%)	158 (17.8%)	114 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (11.7%)	$18,105			$2,219			$15,887	95.8	96.1	65	13
170474000175	79	Aviston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 S Hull St	Aviston	62216	Clinton County	Aviston School District 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 228-7245	429	23	18.6	6.8%	421 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,473			$302			$8,171	95.8	93.6	117	38
171254001505	80	Belle Aire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3935 Belle Aire Ln	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 719-5820	250	18	13.7		174 (69.6%)	14 (5.6%)	15 (6.0%)	28 (11.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	$18,074			$517			$17,557	95.8	95.9	66	14

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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

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

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.