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)
171443001779	151	Congerville Elementary School	Public	K-4	310 E Kauffman St	Congerville	61729	Woodford County	Eureka CUD 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 448-2347	89	6	15.4	12.4%	80 (89.9%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$12,119			$477			$11,641	92.4	92	144	7
171198001439	152	Walden Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Essex Ct	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 945-9660	447	38	11.8		377 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.2%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$19,045			$370			$18,675	92.3	90.4	174	22
173084003212	153	Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	707 Wisner St	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 318-4385	630	50	12.6		510 (81.0%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.7%)	40 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$17,543			$513			$17,030	92.2	89.7	190	37
171441001778	154	Eswood C C Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	304 Main St	Lindenwood	61049	Ogle County	Eswood CCSD 269	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 393-4477	76	12	6.5	28.9%	62 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.6%)	$23,596			$941			$22,655	92.2	65.8	627	473
174218004226	155	Wiesbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	2160 Durfee Rd	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 682-2190	487	29	16.9	9.2%	390 (80.1%)	19 (3.9%)	40 (8.2%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$13,401			$442			$12,959	91.7	83.9	293	138
170390000871	156	Meridian School	Public	4-5	2195 Brandywyn Ln	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 955-3506	675	49	13.8		208 (30.8%)	9 (1.3%)	37 (5.5%)	387 (57.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	$18,940			$1,503			$17,437	91.7	93.7	113	43
172494002705	157	Mascoutah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	533 N 6th St	Mascoutah	62258	St. Clair County	Mascoutah CUD 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 566-2152	770	48	15.8	29.9%	586 (76.1%)	56 (7.3%)	53 (6.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.3%)	$12,511			$819			$11,693	91.6	90.8	165	8
174218005461	158	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	911 Bridle Ln	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 682-2222	393	30	13.1	35.6%	236 (60.1%)	35 (8.9%)	56 (14.2%)	47 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	$17,489			$922			$16,567	91.5	81.7	348	190
170855000482	159	Eastview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Longwood Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 458-5501	384	35	10.9	52.6%	206 (53.6%)	15 (3.9%)	127 (33.1%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$19,101			$976			$18,126	91.4	83.4	307	148
171074005587	160	Parkview Elementary School	Public	2-4	1 Veterans Pkwy	Columbia	62236	Monroe County	Columbia CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 281-4997	436	26	16.7	13.1%	405 (92.9%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$9,708			$296			$9,413	91.4	93.2	124	36

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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.