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)
170717000372	861	Robina Lyle Elementary School	Public	K-6	7801 W 75th St	Bridgeview	60455	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 496-8722	323	32	10.2	61.9%	175 (54.2%)	48 (14.9%)	80 (24.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$19,125			$1,882			$17,243	53.2	29.7	1402	541
170032105939	862	United Elementary School - West	Public	PK, KG-5	2140 State Highway 135	Monmouth	61462	Warren County	United CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 734-8513	232	20	11.8	58.2%	206 (88.8%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$14,668			$1,120			$13,548	53.2	60.8	731	131
170579005760	863	Seth Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8989 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 544-3357	622	47	13.3	38.6%	366 (58.8%)	20 (3.2%)	206 (33.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$11,965			$9,598			$2,367	53.1	55.6	834	29
173444003545	864	Andalusia Elementary School	Public	3-5	112 7th Ave E	Andalusia	61232	Rock Island County	Rockridge CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 793-8080	236	13	17.7	15.3%	222 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$10,575			$1,009			$9,566	53.1	61.2	726	138
170993000763	865	Harriet Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2851 N Seminary Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5725	296	40	7.4	29.7%	118 (39.9%)	59 (19.9%)	81 (27.4%)	18 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$25,547			$3,100			$22,447	53	72.3	516	349
170993001100	866	Solomon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6206 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5226	343	28	12.2	50.1%	136 (39.7%)	21 (6.1%)	61 (17.8%)	110 (32.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$23,629			$3,205			$20,424	53	67.6	606	260
171638001956	867	Harrison Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 N Harrison St	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 463-3300	393	31	12.5		288 (73.3%)	7 (1.8%)	77 (19.6%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$18,331			$798			$17,533	52.9	60.4	738	129
172130004685	868	Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5	Public	PK, KG-5	410 1st St	Kirkland	60146	DeKalb County	Hiawatha CUSD 426	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 522-3336	207	19	10.7	55.6%	166 (80.2%)	2 (1.0%)	28 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$15,391			$1,951			$13,441	52.9	52.7	886	18
172058002332	869	Forest Park Individual Educational School	Public	K-5	1220 California Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 723-0414	298	16	19	98.0%	22 (7.4%)	39 (13.1%)	231 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$17,427			$1,813			$15,614	52.9	37.6	1218	349
171680001983	870	Churchill Elementary School	Public	K-5	23W240 Geneva Rd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 790-6400	639	46	13.9		256 (40.1%)	23 (3.6%)	154 (24.1%)	169 (26.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$15,903			$1,130			$14,773	52.9	60.5	737	133

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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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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.