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)
172028002288	1341	North Jacksonville School	Public	K-5	1626 State Highway 78 N	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 245-4084	141	14	10	62.4%	109 (77.3%)	10 (7.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.3%)	$15,252			$1,633			$13,619	32.1	42.5	1122	219
174035004059	1342	Schafer Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 E Pleasant Ln	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 516-6500	352	33	10.7	68.8%	85 (24.1%)	30 (8.5%)	217 (61.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$19,664			$1,148			$18,516	32.1	28	1449	107
173195006536	1343	Pleasant Valley Intermediate School	Public	4-8	3314 W Richwoods Blvd	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Pleasant Valley School District 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 679-0634	189	20	9.4	98.9%	53 (28.0%)	110 (58.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.2%)	$22,586			$2,978			$19,609	32.1	25.9	1503	160
172433002643	1344	Roy Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 N Roy Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 451-2700	521	46	11.3	63.7%	54 (10.4%)	10 (1.9%)	438 (84.1%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$20,016			$785			$19,231	32	35.5	1274	70
173108003236	1345	Wilson Intermediate School	Public	4-6	900 Koch St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 477-4722	585	40	14.6	64.8%	507 (86.7%)	10 (1.7%)	26 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	$13,638			$2,477			$11,160	31.9	35.4	1278	67
172205002473	1346	Laraway School	Public	PK, KG-8	1715 Rowell Ave	Joliet	60433	Will County	Laraway CCSD 70C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 727-5115	470	48	9.7	90.4%	21 (4.5%)	217 (46.2%)	213 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$40,329			$2,824			$37,504	31.9	35.6	1272	74
172502002717	1347	Arcadia Elementary School	Public	K-4	20519 Arcadian Dr	Olympia Fields	60461	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 747-3535	532	38	13.8	49.4%	6 (1.1%)	462 (86.8%)	40 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$19,974			$1,360			$18,613	31.9	31.6	1354	7
170993001073	1348	Scammon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4201 W Henderson St	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3475	631	43	14.8	87.5%	44 (7.0%)	25 (4.0%)	549 (87.0%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$17,435			$3,103			$14,332	31.8	36.8	1242	106
171371001699	1349	Ridge Circle Elementary School	Public	K-6	420 Ridge Cir	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 213-5600	390	29	13.3	51.8%	76 (19.5%)	27 (6.9%)	247 (63.3%)	28 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	$17,787			$1,929			$15,858	31.8	37.3	1233	116
170141706362	1350	Bluford Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	901 6th St	Bluford	62814	Jefferson County	Bluford Unit School District 318	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 732-8242	239	18	12.9	39.7%	230 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$12,501			$831			$11,670	31.7	48.9	981	369

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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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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.