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)
170993000677	2041	Corkery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 S Kildare Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1650	434	35	12.4	94.5%	6 (1.4%)	66 (15.2%)	357 (82.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,438			$3,608			$17,830	9.8	13.2	1936	105
170804000412	2042	Penniman Elementary School	Public	3-5	1820 Jerome Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 332-1915	259	18	14.3	96.1%	4 (1.5%)	245 (94.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$20,455			$9,697			$10,758	9.8	7.9	2076	34
170993000629	2043	Burke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5356 S King Dr	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1325	281	27	10.6	96.8%	5 (1.8%)	259 (92.2%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$23,254			$4,864			$18,390	9.7	10.4	2028	15
171185001418	2044	South Shores Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 N Church St	Decatur	62522	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 362-3321	328	20	16.4	80.5%	107 (32.6%)	157 (47.9%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.5%)	$17,613			$3,490			$14,123	9.7	10.2	2039	5
171185001404	2045	Franklin Grove Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 N Church St	Decatur	62522	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 362-3561	458	18	25.4	85.2%	135 (29.5%)	234 (51.1%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (16.4%)	$17,497			$4,224			$13,273	9.7	9.1	2064	19
170993000614	2046	Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7736 S Burnham Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6600	424	31	13.9	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	409 (96.5%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$18,086			$3,082			$15,005	9.6	14.8	1878	168
173451003580	2047	Constance Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	620 Gregory St	Rockford	61104	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 966-3380	573	34	16.9	88.5%	81 (14.1%)	289 (50.4%)	118 (20.6%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.8%)	$18,052			$4,595			$13,458	9.6	9.7	2050	3
170993000687	2048	Davis N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3014 W 39th Pl	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4540	522	43	12.2	94.4%	11 (2.1%)	10 (1.9%)	494 (94.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,635			$3,663			$15,972	9.6	11.4	1989	59
170993001044	2049	Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7350 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3870	296	25	12	95.9%	0 (0.0%)	284 (95.9%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$29,586			$5,626			$23,960	9.4	9.3	2062	13
170993001212	2050	Ward L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	646 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6440	247	28	8.8	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	207 (83.8%)	39 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,492			$5,002			$21,490	9.3	9.3	2061	11

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.