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)
170993000822	221	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1650 W Cornelia Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5484	451	34	13.4	11.1%	329 (72.9%)	14 (3.1%)	58 (12.9%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	$18,714			$2,519			$16,195	88.1	93.5	120	101
171377004568	222	Ridge Family Center for Learning	Public	K-5	650 Ridge Ave	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 593-4070	225	20	11.5	36.9%	134 (59.6%)	3 (1.3%)	29 (12.9%)	50 (22.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$22,627			$631			$21,996	88.1	73.9	480	258
170414000095	223	Dryden Elementary School	Public	K-5	722 S Dryden Pl	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4280	500	32	15.6	12.0%	415 (83.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.6%)	38 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,814			$498			$14,316	87.9	87.1	234	11
174035004052	224	Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 S Harvard Ave	Villa Park	60181	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 516-7370	470	28	16.6	19.4%	316 (67.2%)	20 (4.3%)	104 (22.1%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$15,968			$793			$15,175	87.8	87.3	227	3
172619002794	225	Millstadt Consolidated School	Public	3-8	211 W Mill St	Millstadt	62260	St. Clair County	Millstadt CCSD 160	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 476-1681	470	32	14.7	20.0%	434 (92.3%)	15 (3.2%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$12,039			$955			$11,083	87.8	79.2	384	159
171446001793	226	Lincolnwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 Colfax St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 859-8881	320	27	11.8	30.0%	171 (53.4%)	87 (27.2%)	28 (8.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$27,494			$74			$27,420	87.7	86.7	245	19
170993000835	227	Healy Elementary School	Public	K-8	3010 S Parnell Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9190	1,222	76	16	81.5%	54 (4.4%)	30 (2.5%)	187 (15.3%)	935 (76.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	$15,119			$2,693			$12,425	87.7	90.5	171	56
172460002668	228	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 E Main St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 993-8534	487	36	13.4	55.2%	374 (76.8%)	49 (10.1%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.0%)	$10,994			$2,631			$8,363	87.7	85.8	258	30
171653001962	229	Germantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	401 Walnut St	Germantown	62245	Clinton County	Germantown School District 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 523-4253	239	20	12.1	21.8%	224 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$10,750			$562			$10,188	87.7	85.8	256	27
170993000974	230	Mount Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10841 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60655	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2786	1,172	64	18.3	12.4%	937 (79.9%)	28 (2.4%)	176 (15.0%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.5%)	$14,307			$2,023			$12,285	87.6	78.7	390	160

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.