Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
170999001232	1411	Ridge Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 105th St	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 636-2002	521	37	14	86.0%	411 (78.9%)	36 (6.9%)	46 (8.8%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$17,817			$2,690			$15,127	29.6	19.2	1705	294
170651000336	1412	Paul Revere Intermediate School	Public	4-5	12331 Gregory St	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 385-4450	195	16	12.5	91.3%	12 (6.2%)	53 (27.2%)	125 (64.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$20,206			$4,698			$15,508	29.6	30.9	1378	34
170993000783	1413	Gallistel Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	10347 S Ewing Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6540	618	49	12.7	90.1%	6 (1.0%)	42 (6.8%)	566 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,783			$3,126			$15,657	29.6	22.9	1580	167
171731002049	1414	Illini Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21 Circle Dr	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Grant CCSD 110	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 398-5552	327	29	11.2	61.5%	166 (50.8%)	119 (36.4%)	20 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.8%)	$14,907			$3,486			$11,421	29.6	42.4	1123	291
173852003927	1415	Taft Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1605 S Washington St	Lockport	60441	Will County	Taft School District 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 838-0408	276	21	13.4	42.8%	177 (64.1%)	2 (0.7%)	61 (22.1%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.8%)	$16,642			$1,014			$15,627	29.4	28.9	1426	11
174125004130	1416	Hyde Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1525 Hyde Park Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-1970	285	19	14.8	71.9%	11 (3.9%)	40 (14.0%)	229 (80.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$23,135			$1,941			$21,194	29.4	30.1	1391	25
170141806372	1417	Salt Fork South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7087 N 600 East Rd	Sidell	61876	Vermilion County	Salt Fork CUSD 512	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 288-9306	164	17	9.5	69.5%	151 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	9 (5.5%)	$17,183			$774			$16,409	29.3	27.5	1462	45
170993000937	1418	Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8050 S Chappel Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6640	317	18	18.1	91.5%	3 (0.9%)	307 (96.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,446			$3,813			$17,634	29.3	20.9	1649	231
170993003566	1419	Sandoval Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5534 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0457	742	53	14.1	92.9%	7 (0.9%)	12 (1.6%)	715 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,165			$2,918			$13,248	29.3	31.8	1351	68
170600000280	1420	J W Riley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	123 S Wolf Rd	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 449-3180	329	31	10.7	79.6%	13 (4.0%)	7 (2.1%)	301 (91.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,651			$900			$20,752	29.3	23.6	1560	140

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.