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)
173577005019	1371	Selmaville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3185 Selmaville Rd	Salem	62881	Marion County	Selmaville CCSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 548-2416	239	17	14	43.1%	221 (92.5%)	4 (1.7%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$13,688			$1,821			$11,867	31	37.3	1234	137
173487003662	1372	Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 N Chicago St	Rossville	60963	Vermilion County	Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 748-6666	258	0		59.7%	219 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,044			$900			$13,144	31	37.3	1230	142
170138205923	1373	Thompsonville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	21191 Shawneetown Rd	Thompsonville	62890	Franklin County	Thompsonville CUSD 174	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 627-2446	215	14	15	49.3%	213 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,688			$1,623			$11,065	30.9	28.9	1427	54
172215004560	1374	Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Cedar St	Lawrenceville	62439	Lawrence County	Lawrence County CUD 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 943-3922	513	41	12.5	66.3%	453 (88.3%)	16 (3.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	$13,135			$3,644			$9,490	30.8	47.7	1001	373
170960000569	1375	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	4-6	801 Jefferson Ave	Charleston	61920	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 639-7000	635	36	17.7	48.2%	521 (82.0%)	34 (5.4%)	34 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	$12,297			$863			$11,435	30.8	32.2	1340	35
173768003881	1376	Steger Intermediate Center	Public	2-4	3411 Hopkins St	Steger	60475	Cook County	Steger School District 194	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 753-4200	446	33	13.5	83.6%	81 (18.2%)	133 (29.8%)	193 (43.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	$16,519			$1,970			$14,549	30.7	31.4	1366	10
170993005885	1377	Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6515 S Ashland Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 434-0202	436	27	16.1	89.4%	2 (0.5%)	417 (95.6%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$19,924			$552			$19,372	30.6	19.3	1704	327
170993000679	1378	Darwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3116 W Belden Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4110	508	39	13.1	80.5%	45 (8.9%)	40 (7.9%)	407 (80.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$21,391			$3,702			$17,689	30.6	24.5	1535	157
171206004601	1379	Delavan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	907 Locust St	Delavan	61734	Tazewell County	Delavan CUSD 703	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 244-9872	224	25	9	55.4%	210 (93.8%)	8 (3.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$15,247			$822			$14,425	30.6	34.7	1291	88
170993000720	1380	Hanson Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5411 W Fullerton Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3100	1,146	88	13	86.7%	15 (1.3%)	35 (3.1%)	1,086 (94.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$20,756			$3,369			$17,387	30.6	34.7	1293	87

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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.