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)
170993005548	521	Galileo Elementary Math & Sci Schol Acd	Public	K-8	820 S Carpenter St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-7070	532	41	12.9	46.4%	60 (11.3%)	134 (25.2%)	296 (55.6%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	$19,168			$2,500			$16,668	71.9	58.2	774	253
172919003053	522	Kolmar Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10425 S Kolmar Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 422-1800	423	36	11.6	38.5%	222 (52.5%)	14 (3.3%)	164 (38.8%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$16,551			$1,079			$15,473	71.9	69.9	565	43
170717000369	523	Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School	Public	K-6	8641 W 75th St	Justice	60458	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 496-8716	598	44	13.5	47.5%	242 (40.5%)	108 (18.1%)	210 (35.1%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$17,241			$1,474			$15,767	71.9	60	745	222
173735005343	524	C A Henning School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 E US Highway 40	Troy	62294	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 667-5401	747	51	14.7	20.2%	666 (89.2%)	18 (2.4%)	27 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.3%)	$10,125			$896			$9,229	71.8	78.3	397	127
170993000997	525	Norwood Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5900 N Nina Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1198	325	25	13.2	15.7%	173 (53.2%)	1 (0.3%)	122 (37.5%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	$20,363			$2,962			$17,401	71.7	71	541	16
171942002224	526	Hollis Consolidated Grade School	Public	K-8	5613 W Tuscarora Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Hollis Cons School District 328	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 697-1325	148	12	11.9	18.9%	137 (92.6%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$27,708			$750			$26,958	71.7	90.7	167	359
174218005526	527	Clifford Johnson School	Public	K-5	2S700 Continental Dr	Warrenville	60555	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 393-1787	462	39	11.7	62.3%	144 (31.2%)	18 (3.9%)	247 (53.5%)	32 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$20,160			$1,499			$18,661	71.6	54.1	856	329
174175004180	528	Okawville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 S Hanover St	Okawville	62271	Washington County	West Washington County CUD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 243-6157	277	22	12.3	22.4%	267 (96.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,207			$1,042			$10,165	71.4	77	426	102
171135002147	529	Woods Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Alexandra Blvd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 356-2720	533	41	13	24.6%	402 (75.4%)	10 (1.9%)	66 (12.4%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.7%)	$14,134			$579			$13,555	71.4	78.3	399	130
170993000604	530	Belding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4257 N Tripp Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-3590	563	40	14	49.9%	288 (51.2%)	24 (4.3%)	204 (36.2%)	21 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	$17,857			$2,548			$15,309	71.2	75.2	462	68

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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.