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)
172592002788	1141	Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	14620 Springfield Ave	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Midlothian School District 143	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 388-4121	337	28	12.2	65.6%	88 (26.1%)	73 (21.7%)	136 (40.4%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.7%)	$19,299			$2,461			$16,838	40.4	26.8	1478	337
174007004028	1142	Independence Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 S Orchard Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 759-7282	620	44	14.2	73.1%	56 (9.0%)	162 (26.1%)	349 (56.3%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$18,581			$1,107			$17,474	40.4	44	1088	54
170993000839	1143	McDowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1419 E 89th St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6404	117	11	10.6	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	115 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,905			$4,337			$23,568	40.3	64.1	670	473
171371004797	1144	Otter Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	2701 Hopps Rd	Elgin	60124	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-6995	429	33	13	46.9%	107 (24.9%)	45 (10.5%)	213 (49.7%)	46 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	$14,140			$1,569			$12,571	40.3	46.3	1030	114
170993003564	1145	Locke A Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3141 W Jackson Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 265-7232	321	25	12.8	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	317 (98.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,360			$1,667			$22,693	40.3	40.1	1171	26
171422006379	1146	Harmony Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	7401 Westchester Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 397-3747	227	14	15.9	69.6%	76 (33.5%)	117 (51.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.8%)	$14,645			$2,583			$12,062	40.2	45.1	1054	92
172100002380	1147	Central Elementary	Public	4-6	215 E Central Blvd	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 853-4290	344	28	12.3	77.6%	198 (57.6%)	24 (7.0%)	92 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	$15,315			$1,472			$13,843	40.2	30.3	1388	241
170993000764	1148	Farnsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5414 N Linder Ave	Chicago	60630	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3535	478	43	11.1	65.9%	166 (34.7%)	16 (3.3%)	208 (43.5%)	72 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$22,253			$3,141			$19,111	40.2	56.7	806	342
170993006502	1149	LEARN Charter-Campbell Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	212 S Francisco Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 826-0370	366	5	73.2	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	356 (97.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,010			$1,527			$21,483	40.2	35.2	1280	131
171179003297	1150	Northeast Elementary Magnet School	Public	K-6	1330 E English St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 444-3050	331	19	17.8	49.8%	131 (39.6%)	93 (28.1%)	64 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (12.7%)	$19,554			$5,785			$13,769	40.2	44.6	1072	78

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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.