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)
170360005842	1381	East Elementary School	Public	3-5	1035 Washington Ave	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 463-2130	440	32	13.7	66.4%	198 (45.0%)	145 (33.0%)	22 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.1%)	$15,728			$3,783			$11,945	30.5	33.6	1308	73
170993000884	1382	Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10810 S Avenue H	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6210	533	36	15	86.1%	17 (3.2%)	15 (2.8%)	500 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,358			$2,647			$14,711	30.5	41.9	1138	244
174169005294	1383	Georgetown Elementary School	Public	K-5	995 Long Grove Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 375-3456	432	38	11.5	62.5%	93 (21.5%)	86 (19.9%)	195 (45.1%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	$16,879			$2,046			$14,833	30.5	32.6	1326	57
170993000048	1384	Avondale - Logandale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3212 W George St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5350	490	35	14.2	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	52 (10.6%)	420 (85.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	$20,625			$3,936			$16,689	30.5	29.9	1397	13
170942000556	1385	Westview Elementary School	Public	K-5	703 S Russell St	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3905	418	31	13.4	45.2%	137 (32.8%)	165 (39.5%)	59 (14.1%)	25 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	$16,158			$2,373			$13,785	30.4	37.4	1225	160
172502002718	1386	Indiana Elementary School	Public	4-6	165 Indiana St	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 747-5300	191	17	11.4	60.2%	2 (1.0%)	169 (88.5%)	14 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$24,505			$1,612			$22,892	30.3	37.3	1228	158
172942003074	1387	Oblong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 W Main St	Oblong	62449	Crawford County	Oblong CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 592-4225	373	33	11.3	55.5%	365 (97.9%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,806			$3,517			$12,289	30.3	25.5	1514	127
170993001103	1388	Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8010 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2280	1,169	80	14.7	88.1%	34 (2.9%)	64 (5.5%)	1,050 (89.8%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	$18,888			$2,701			$16,187	30.3	37.4	1224	164
171509001833	1389	Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21075 N Hails Ln	Texico	62889	Jefferson County	Field CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 755-4611	245	21	11.4	33.5%	228 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$10,749			$728			$10,021	30.3	29	1422	33
171695002007	1390	Hickory Bend Elementary School	Public	K-4	600 E 191st Pl	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 758-4520	270	18	14.7	62.6%	7 (2.6%)	221 (81.9%)	38 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$19,874			$2,489			$17,385	30.2	13.6	1923	533

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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:

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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.