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)
173996004013	2031	Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	2102 E Washington St	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 384-3628	446	30	14.8	86.5%	94 (21.1%)	163 (36.5%)	140 (31.4%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	$14,120			$1,860			$12,261	10.2	9.6	2052	21
171185001432	2032	Parsons Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 N Church St	Decatur	62522	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 362-3330	462	29	15.9	79.7%	126 (27.3%)	227 (49.1%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (19.5%)	$18,136			$4,360			$13,776	10.1	11.2	1995	37
173451003563	2033	Ellis Elementary School	Public	K-5	222 S Central Ave	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 966-3909	401	28	14.4	88.8%	34 (8.5%)	269 (67.1%)	55 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.7%)	$21,093			$4,368			$16,725	10.1	9.6	2055	22
172364004710	2034	Lovejoy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Madison St	Lovejoy	62059	St. Clair County	Brooklyn UD 188	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 271-1014	103	4	26.6	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	101 (98.1%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,672			$8,887			$12,785	10.1	7.7	2077	43
170993000651	2035	Mays Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6656 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3892	238	19	12.5	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	227 (95.4%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,569			$4,394			$19,174	10.1	9.9	2046	11
170993000738	2036	Earle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2040 W 62nd St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9130	244	19	12.8	98.8%	1 (0.4%)	206 (84.4%)	34 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$25,978			$6,193			$19,785	10	13.2	1935	101
170993000840	2037	Hefferan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4409 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6192	239	18	13.2	92.9%	1 (0.4%)	224 (93.7%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,458			$4,932			$23,526	9.9	13.4	1928	109
170993001091	2038	Jackson M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	917 W 88th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3341	334	25	13.6	96.7%	3 (0.9%)	326 (97.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,870			$3,789			$23,081	9.9	11.1	1999	39
170993000682	2039	Dulles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6311 S Calumet Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0690	665	41	16.2	80.9%	1 (0.2%)	646 (97.1%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$17,427			$3,447			$13,980	9.9	10.1	2041	2
170993000878	2040	Pilsen Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 W 17th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7675	219	24	9.1	87.2%	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.5%)	192 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$26,269			$4,976			$21,293	9.8	17	1788	252

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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.