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)
171122001341	311	Creston Elementary School	Public	K-8	202 W South St	Creston	60113	Ogle County	Creston CCSD 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 384-3920	80	10	7.7	50.0%	44 (55.0%)	4 (5.0%)	29 (36.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$16,527			$1,652			$14,875	82.5	67.2	608	297
171254001512	312	Kingsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6509 Powell St	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 719-5850	363	30	11.9		264 (72.7%)	25 (6.9%)	43 (11.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$17,194			$730			$16,464	82.5	90	183	129
170522000499	313	Grace McWayne Elementary School	Public	K-5	3501 Hapner Way	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 937-8100	346	24	14.2	7.2%	293 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$20,525			$587			$19,938	82.5	81.1	354	41
171446001797	314	Orrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	2636 Orrington Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 859-8781	244	23	10.7	22.1%	128 (52.5%)	38 (15.6%)	16 (6.6%)	29 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.5%)	$27,706			$74			$27,631	82.3	92	145	169
173462003626	315	Rondout Elementary School	Public	K-8	28593 N Bradley Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Rondout School District 72	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 362-2021	149	18	8		105 (70.5%)	3 (2.0%)	17 (11.4%)	8 (5.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.4%)	$41,858			$75			$41,783	82.3	92.9	130	185
170505000189	316	Countryside Elementary School	Public	K-5	205 W County Line Rd	Barrington	60010	Lake County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 381-1162	400	38	10.5	12.3%	260 (65.0%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (8.8%)	71 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.0%)	$24,962			$403			$24,559	82.3	91.9	152	164
173454001134	317	Whitman Post Elementary School	Public	3-5	1060 E Union St	Rockton	61072	Winnebago County	Rockton School District 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 624-4006	525	31	16.9	34.9%	401 (76.4%)	13 (2.5%)	65 (12.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	$11,755			$647			$11,109	82.3	86.4	249	68
173945004859	318	Tri-City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 W Charles St	Buffalo	62515	Sangamon County	Tri City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 364-4035	278	22	12.9	47.5%	263 (94.6%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$8,719			$279			$8,440	82.3	78.5	395	77
172298002537	319	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 7th St	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	Lincoln Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 732-3386	176	16	11	46.0%	153 (86.9%)	4 (2.3%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	$22,378			$7,891			$14,487	82.2	78.2	400	81
172346002580	320	Pleasant Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 N Main St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 827-4640	240	21	11.5	25.0%	179 (74.6%)	12 (5.0%)	36 (15.0%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$21,042			$346			$20,695	82	87.3	232	88

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.