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)
170993006131	1131	Azuela Elementary School	Public	K-8	4707 W Marquette Rd	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7395	699	43	16.4	84.8%	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	682 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$16,988			$2,874			$14,113	41	29.9	1398	267
170558000229	1132	Belle Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	2465 Amann Dr	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belle Valley School District 119	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 236-5200	977	82	11.9	82.2%	196 (20.1%)	596 (61.0%)	39 (4.0%)	13 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	124 (12.7%)	$13,639			$2,657			$10,982	40.9	45.4	1045	87
174007004864	1133	Oak View Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 N Schmidt Rd	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 759-9300	675	45	15.1	72.1%	66 (9.8%)	195 (28.9%)	348 (51.6%)	26 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	$19,336			$1,685			$17,651	40.9	40.2	1168	35
173156003324	1134	Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	6067 State Route 154	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Ccsd 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 357-2419	203	12	16.3	32.5%	194 (95.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$9,461			$643			$8,817	40.9	43.8	1095	39
171293004615	1135	Earlville Elementary School	Public	K-8	415 W Union St	Earlville	60518	LaSalle County	Earlville CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 246-8361	254	25	10.3	54.7%	205 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$16,764			$1,650			$15,113	40.8	37.9	1210	75
170993000797	1136	Goudy Technology Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5120 N Winthrop Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2480	549	43	12.9	82.5%	39 (7.1%)	155 (28.2%)	183 (33.3%)	150 (27.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	$18,807			$3,189			$15,618	40.8	42	1134	2
170993000794	1137	Goethe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2236 N Rockwell St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4135	731	51	14.3	48.0%	154 (21.1%)	47 (6.4%)	471 (64.4%)	17 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	$17,088			$2,955			$14,132	40.7	40.6	1164	27
170000403009	1138	Norris City-Omaha Elementary School	Public	K-8	580 US HWY 45 South	Norris City	62869	White County	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 378-3212	419	28	14.7	61.3%	392 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$12,687			$1,231			$11,456	40.5	36.1	1260	122
173451003604	1139	Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	6754 Armer Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 332-4938	634	37	17.1	63.9%	265 (41.8%)	109 (17.2%)	162 (25.6%)	45 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.2%)	$16,071			$2,897			$13,175	40.5	37.5	1222	83
171245001497	1140	Riverdale School	Public	K-4	325 W 142nd St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 849-7153	131	11	11.7	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	122 (93.1%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$27,885			$4,674			$23,210	40.5	20	1682	542

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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.

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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.