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)
170606000285	1011	Prairie Oak School	Public	PK, KG-5	1427 Oak Park Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 795-2442	728	51	14.4	79.4%	52 (7.1%)	88 (12.1%)	562 (77.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	$17,385			$957			$16,429	46.5	43.3	1103	92
173996004011	1012	Leal Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 W Oregon St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 384-3618	391	27	14.4	54.7%	166 (42.5%)	24 (6.1%)	140 (35.8%)	20 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.5%)	$15,586			$2,189			$13,396	46.4	48.4	989	23
170606000286	1013	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7035 16th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 795-2454	473	34	14	65.3%	29 (6.1%)	69 (14.6%)	359 (75.9%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$20,573			$1,290			$19,283	46.4	50.8	931	82
170993006507	1014	CICS - Avalon/South Shore	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E 83rd Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 721-0858	456	24	19	91.4%	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,914			$165			$21,749	46.3	32.8	1324	310
170993000668	1015	Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5255 S State St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1230	1,046	64	16.3	70.9%	0 (0.0%)	1,013 (96.8%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	$18,497			$2,537			$15,960	46.2	32	1345	330
173006004782	1016	Orangeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Orange St	Orangeville	61060	Stephenson County	Orangeville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 789-4613	149	9	15.7	42.3%	144 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,855			$1,217			$12,638	46.1	50.4	939	77
172088002374	1017	Waterbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	355 Rodenburg Rd	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Keeneyville School District 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 894-4202	409	36	11.4	44.0%	234 (57.2%)	11 (2.7%)	104 (25.4%)	44 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	$15,580			$926			$14,653	46.1	48.7	984	33
171047004387	1018	Elsie C Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1380 Nautilus Ln	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 671-8800	277	34	8	55.2%	63 (22.7%)	23 (8.3%)	127 (45.8%)	58 (20.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$19,644			$196			$19,447	46.1	47.9	994	24
171926002212	1019	Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W Lincoln Hwy	Hinckley	60520	DeKalb County	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 286-3400	337	27	12.6	31.8%	276 (81.9%)	7 (2.1%)	43 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$13,875			$1,016			$12,859	46	45.3	1046	27
172187004809	1020	Olive C Martin School	Public	PK, KG-5	24750 W Dering Ln	Lake Villa	60046	Lake County	Lake Villa CCSD 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 245-3400	542	38	14.2	45.6%	234 (43.2%)	17 (3.1%)	239 (44.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.1%)	$12,506			$567			$11,939	46	34.9	1283	263

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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.