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)
171200005275	1871	Tyler Elementary School	Public	K-5	1021 Alden Circle	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 754-2389	309	16	18.9	79.3%	66 (21.4%)	170 (55.0%)	37 (12.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.4%)	$17,154			$2,031			$15,124	14.4	21.2	1637	234
170993000836	1872	Hearst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4640 S Lamon Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2376	302	28	10.9	85.4%	4 (1.3%)	98 (32.5%)	196 (64.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,912			$3,722			$23,190	14.4	12.8	1943	71
174221004238	1873	Walt Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Wille Ave	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 520-2795	401	31	12.9	66.8%	52 (13.0%)	20 (5.0%)	308 (76.8%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$22,119			$1,218			$20,902	14.3	14.2	1902	29
171245001500	1874	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-6	111 W 146th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2070	243	20	12.1	98.4%	2 (0.8%)	230 (94.7%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,354			$4,707			$22,647	14.3	16.3	1822	52
173186003344	1875	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3717 W Malone St	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Pleasant Hill School District 69	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 637-6829	174	15	11.6	93.7%	91 (52.3%)	60 (34.5%)	22 (12.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,532			$562			$11,970	14.3	11.4	1990	115
170993000728	1876	Drake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2710 S Dearborn St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9129	243	23	10.8	96.3%	1 (0.4%)	230 (94.7%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,574			$3,791			$22,783	14.3	15.2	1858	18
170468000152	1877	Nicholas A Hermes Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Jungles Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-8200	616	31	19.8	69.2%	8 (1.3%)	40 (6.5%)	553 (89.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$16,931			$3,366			$13,565	14.3	15.5	1847	30
174125004136	1878	North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Franklin St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-2160	465	27	17.2	69.9%	9 (1.9%)	62 (13.3%)	371 (79.8%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$22,238			$1,982			$20,256	14.2	17.9	1767	111
170468000154	1879	Olney C Allen Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 S Farnsworth Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-5200	751	44	17.1	72.2%	46 (6.1%)	177 (23.6%)	480 (63.9%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.2%)	$18,901			$3,652			$15,248	14.2	18.8	1721	158
171848004405	1880	Martin L King Elementary School	Public	1-4	14600 Seeley Ave	Dixmoor	60426	Cook County	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 385-5400	303	19	15.9	89.8%	1 (0.3%)	172 (56.8%)	126 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$29,876			$8,851			$21,025	14.2	14.9	1873	7

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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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