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)
170366000057	1021	AlWood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E A St	Alpha	61413	Henry County	AlWood CUSD 225	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 629-5011	188	20	9.6	37.8%	185 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,559			$1,706			$13,853	46	57.4	789	232
171623001941	1022	Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	598 N Elm St	Gardner	60424	Grundy County	Gardner CCSD 72C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 237-2313	148	15	10.2	34.5%	134 (90.5%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,730			$1,132			$16,598	46	51.1	926	96
170609003423	1023	Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6539 26th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 795-2327	370	31	11.7	76.5%	14 (3.8%)	18 (4.9%)	327 (88.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$16,495			$1,347			$15,148	45.9	37.4	1226	203
173451003559	1024	Clifford P Carlson Elementary School	Public	K-5	4015 Pepper Dr	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 654-4955	347	20	17.3	66.3%	131 (37.8%)	87 (25.1%)	95 (27.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	$16,428			$2,892			$13,536	45.9	26.1	1498	474
170348000028	1025	Hazelgreen Elementary School	Public	K-6	11751 S Lawler Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 371-5351	274	21	13	60.9%	99 (36.1%)	37 (13.5%)	122 (44.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	$17,116			$1,100			$16,015	45.8	46.3	1027	2
171545001860	1026	Field Stevenson Elementary School	Public	3-5	925 Beloit Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 366-5703	197	21	9.6	58.4%	33 (16.8%)	92 (46.7%)	52 (26.4%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	$30,776			$1,875			$28,902	45.8	51.7	906	120
174007004208	1027	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1470 Raven Dr	Bolingbrook	60490	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 771-2420	516	44	11.7	45.0%	130 (25.2%)	119 (23.1%)	125 (24.2%)	111 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	$22,105			$4,646			$17,459	45.7	52.6	888	139
170609000293	1028	Pershing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6537 37th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 795-2349	401	34	11.9	76.8%	13 (3.2%)	13 (3.2%)	368 (91.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$15,892			$1,346			$14,546	45.7	43.6	1098	70
170627004081	1029	Big Hollow Elementary School	Public	2-4	33315 N Fish Lake Rd	Ingleside	60041	Lake County	Big Hollow School District 38	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 740-5321	529	37	14.2	34.2%	296 (56.0%)	25 (4.7%)	161 (30.4%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.4%)	$14,059			$796			$13,263	45.7	44.6	1070	41
170765005480	1030	Clara Peterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	580 E Franklin St	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 379-2531	624	45	13.7	43.4%	518 (83.0%)	7 (1.1%)	60 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.3%)	$11,103			$1,772			$9,331	45.6	42.2	1131	101

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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.