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)
170993000804	161	Alcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2625 N Orchard St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5460	601	2	300.5	14.3%	352 (58.6%)	30 (5.0%)	92 (15.3%)	76 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.0%)	$19,761			$2,482			$17,279	91.3	94.6	95	66
170516000198	162	Bartelso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	306 S Washington St	Bartelso	62218	Clinton County	Bartelso School District 57	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 765-2164	164	13	13.1	4.9%	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,736			$581			$8,155	91.3	87.9	213	51
173060003180	163	Palos East Elementary School	Public	K-5	7700 W 127th St	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Palos CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 448-1084	689	51	13.4	32.1%	544 (79.0%)	22 (3.2%)	90 (13.1%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	$17,034			$435			$16,599	91.3	89.8	189	26
171212001463	164	Cumberland Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 E Golf Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 824-1451	302	36	8.3	33.1%	134 (44.4%)	11 (3.6%)	59 (19.5%)	81 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.6%)	$23,448			$1,290			$22,157	91.2	89.4	193	29
173717003854	165	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 S 6th Ave	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-2500	210	18	11.7	23.8%	156 (74.3%)	2 (1.0%)	39 (18.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$20,398			$322			$20,076	91.2	81.7	347	182
171680001984	166	Forest Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	561 Elm St	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 790-6400	562	39	14.2		377 (67.1%)	11 (2.0%)	74 (13.2%)	74 (13.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$15,994			$502			$15,492	91.1	90.7	166
171692002002	167	Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	Public	3-5	1730 Sunset Ridge Rd	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 998-5050	511	40	12.8	15.7%	354 (69.3%)	9 (1.8%)	69 (13.5%)	45 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	$19,219			$585			$18,635	91.1	92	146	21
171065001287	168	Maryville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6900 W Main St	Maryville	62062	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 346-6261	383	24	15.7	37.9%	276 (72.1%)	48 (12.5%)	23 (6.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	$11,729			$1,470			$10,259	91	92.2	140	28
172280002528	169	Rockland Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 W Rockland Rd	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Libertyville School District 70	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 362-3134	303	23	13.3		226 (74.6%)	7 (2.3%)	41 (13.5%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	$20,007			$60			$19,946	90.9	94.1	103	66
172976003087	170	J Emmett Hinchcliffe Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Ogle Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 632-8406	472	26	18.1	17.8%	326 (69.1%)	65 (13.8%)	22 (4.7%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.5%)	$10,219			$597			$9,621	90.8	92.5	133	37

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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:

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

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.