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)
172427002639	291	Anna McDonald Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 2nd St	Manhattan	60442	Will County	Manhattan School District 114	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 478-0191	591	35	16.8	14.0%	498 (84.3%)	16 (2.7%)	62 (10.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$10,304			$335			$9,969	83.7	81	357	66
171446005537	292	Kingsley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Green Bay Rd	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 859-8401	343	31	11.1	37.0%	178 (51.9%)	96 (28.0%)	36 (10.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	$24,985			$74			$24,911	83.7	80.2	368	76
170783000399	293	Lily Lake Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	5N720 IL Route 47	Maple Park	60151	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 464-6011	279	15	18.2	19.4%	223 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$14,395			$390			$14,005	83.6	89.8	188	105
173030003139	294	McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1320 State St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 433-1907	399	25	16.1	45.4%	316 (79.2%)	14 (3.5%)	50 (12.5%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$14,331			$856			$13,475	83.6	82.8	321	27
170021803731	295	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1531 Jones Point Rd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 543-9722	432	29	14.9		302 (69.9%)	10 (2.3%)	41 (9.5%)	52 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$15,007			$701			$14,305	83.6	79.4	381	86
173912004648	296	Unity East	Public	PK, KG-5	1638 County Road 1000 N	Philo	61864	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 684-5218	241	22	11.1	20.3%	209 (86.7%)	5 (2.1%)	11 (4.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$22,033			$6,333			$15,700	83.6	78.9	386	90
174050004077	297	Briar Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Briarcliffe Blvd	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Ccsd 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 545-3300	538	24	22.4	28.6%	328 (61.0%)	29 (5.4%)	98 (18.2%)	58 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	$15,537			$624			$14,913	83.5	76.7	434	137
170855000495	298	Kenneth E Neubert Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Huntington Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 532-6800	437	34	12.7	29.3%	302 (69.1%)	7 (1.6%)	81 (18.5%)	21 (4.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$16,267			$800			$15,467	83.5	87	236	62
172460002664	299	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Morningside Dr	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 997-6063	493	36	13.6	68.2%	343 (69.6%)	54 (11.0%)	32 (6.5%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.7%)	$11,600			$2,740			$8,860	83.4	65.4	639	340
174169003608	300	Nancy Young Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Asbury Dr	Aurora	60502	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 375-3800	596	41	14.7	20.1%	77 (12.9%)	66 (11.1%)	72 (12.1%)	354 (59.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$15,286			$1,114			$14,172	83.2	83.4	304	4

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.