Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
171044001263	741	Clinton Elementary School	Public	2-5	680 Illini Dr	Clinton	61727	De Witt County	Clinton CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 935-6218	477	42	11.3	54.1%	416 (87.2%)	9 (1.9%)	34 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$14,928			$1,616			$13,312	59.5	59.4	750	9
170557005895	742	Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	19830 E Fourth St	Opdyke	62872	Jefferson County	Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 756-2492	145	14	10.1	55.9%	138 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$18,646			$708			$17,937	59.5	69.2	580	162
173645003758	743	Jane Stenson School	Public	K-5	9201 Lockwood Ave	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 676-7301	349	27	12.7	52.7%	110 (31.5%)	37 (10.6%)	80 (22.9%)	100 (28.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	$22,182			$1,221			$20,961	59.5	62.1	707	36
173369003467	744	Harnew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 Meade Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 599-7070	493	54	9.2	56.4%	239 (48.5%)	16 (3.2%)	220 (44.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,683			$2,968			$12,715	59.3	62.5	699	45
171899004111	745	Highland Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Broadway	Highland	62249	Madison County	Highland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 654-2108	514	39	13.3	33.5%	470 (91.4%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$11,809			$1,054			$10,755	59.3	65.4	638	107
173297006136	746	Glen Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	1324 Bloomingdale Rd	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Queen Bee School District 16	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 260-6141	384	32	11.9	53.4%	96 (25.0%)	21 (5.5%)	175 (45.6%)	80 (20.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$18,524			$1,022			$17,502	59.3	60.2	741	5
171047001266	747	Carol Stream Elementary School	Public	K-5	422 Sioux Ln	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 588-5400	323	24	13.5	54.5%	120 (37.2%)	21 (6.5%)	107 (33.1%)	67 (20.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,633			$196			$21,436	59.2	70.4	554	193
170855004802	748	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 Miller Rd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 484-4800	768	46	16.7	34.9%	350 (45.6%)	30 (3.9%)	284 (37.0%)	67 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	$14,063			$708			$13,355	59.2	64.5	661	87
170993005303	749	Casals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3501 W Potomac Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4444	326	28	11.6	91.7%	6 (1.8%)	108 (33.1%)	210 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,628			$3,364			$16,264	59.1	51.7	905	156
170942000544	750	Carrie Busey Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 Prairie Rose Ln	Savoy	61874	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 351-3811	454	35	12.9	37.9%	208 (45.8%)	91 (20.0%)	37 (8.1%)	63 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (11.2%)	$16,600			$1,601			$14,999	59	83.4	305	445

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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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