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)
172640002828	1671	Willard Elementary School	Public	K-5	1616 16th St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1620	187	12	15.3	85.0%	57 (30.5%)	29 (15.5%)	80 (42.8%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.1%)	$16,396			$1,601			$14,795	20.4	22	1608	63
174221004237	1672	Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Saint Armand Ln	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 520-2780	577	37	15.5	63.4%	81 (14.0%)	9 (1.6%)	453 (78.5%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$19,752			$1,159			$18,593	20.3	20	1686	14
170015302515	1673	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15501 E Avenue L	Lewistown	61542	Fulton County	Lewistown CUSD 97	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 547-2231	350	28	12.5	57.1%	337 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$16,322			$2,717			$13,605	20.3	28.1	1445	228
171371001694	1674	McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	258 Lovell St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5262	393	24	16.4	69.5%	38 (9.7%)	8 (2.0%)	332 (84.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,091			$1,835			$13,256	20.3	25	1520	154
170546605466	1675	Marseilles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Chicago St	Marseilles	61341	LaSalle County	Marseilles Education Service District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 795-2428	521	43	12.1	64.1%	396 (76.0%)	14 (2.7%)	84 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$18,770			$3,914			$14,856	20.2	20.6	1660	15
172478002687	1676	G Stanley Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1447 Wayne Ave	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 469-7720	331	32	10.2	57.1%	45 (13.6%)	44 (13.3%)	189 (57.1%)	38 (11.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	$20,942			$1,513			$19,429	20.2	28.1	1441	235
170993006512	1677	CICS - Washington Pk Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	110 E 61st St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 347-0200	486	19	25.5	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	468 (96.3%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,684			$164			$19,521	20.2	29.6	1404	273
170579000262	1678	Washington Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 5th Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 544-3124	689	55	12.4	79.2%	203 (29.5%)	19 (2.8%)	442 (64.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$14,653			$12,284			$2,369	20.2	13.9	1913	235
171209004603	1679	DePue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	204 Pleasant St	DePue	61322	Bureau County	DePue Unified School District 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 447-2121	228	17	13.4	84.6%	26 (11.4%)	2 (0.9%)	197 (86.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$16,576			$1,881			$14,695	20.1	25	1522	157
170993000927	1680	Locke J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2828 N Oak Park Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3300	1,146	81	14.1	86.5%	118 (10.3%)	40 (3.5%)	961 (83.9%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	$16,858			$2,586			$14,272	20	20.5	1667	13

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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:

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

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.