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)
172058006191	1681	Isaac Singleton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1451 Copperfield Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 723-0228	435	29	14.8	96.8%	14 (3.2%)	57 (13.1%)	357 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$18,380			$2,084			$16,295	20	18.3	1746	65
172592002786	1682	Kolmar Elementary School	Public	K-8	4500 143rd St	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Midlothian School District 143	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 385-6747	541	47	11.6	59.9%	121 (22.4%)	124 (22.9%)	258 (47.7%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.3%)	$18,080			$2,460			$15,620	20	16.7	1802	120
170993001166	1683	Warren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9239 S Jeffery Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6625	243	14	17.3	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	241 (99.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,272			$3,008			$16,264	20	21.4	1631	52
170993000865	1684	Hughes C Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4247 W 15th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1762	190	18	10.8	91.1%	1 (0.5%)	176 (92.6%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	$24,762			$4,460			$20,302	20	9.1	2066	382
170993000939	1685	Marsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9822 S Exchange Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6430	642	46	13.9	85.0%	13 (2.0%)	63 (9.8%)	558 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$20,296			$2,772			$17,524	19.9	20.4	1674	11
174221004232	1686	Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1805 N Aspen Dr	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 803-4815	561	39	14.4	48.1%	106 (18.9%)	24 (4.3%)	274 (48.8%)	124 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	$19,576			$1,267			$18,310	19.9	27.2	1471	215
170993000666	1687	Coles Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8441 S Yates Blvd	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6550	265	20	13.2	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	252 (95.1%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$26,098			$5,837			$20,261	19.9	13.8	1916	229
171101001331	1688	Meadowview School	Public	3-5	4701 179th St	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Country Club Hills School District 160	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 957-6220	365	10	36.5	69.3%	3 (0.8%)	318 (87.1%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$20,098			$2,572			$17,526	19.9	14.8	1881	193
172168002435	1689	Allen School School	Public	K-6	801 S Main St	La Moille	61330	Bureau County	La Moille CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 638-2233	94	10	9.6	51.1%	87 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$17,534			$1,209			$16,325	19.8	22.4	1593	96
170993006520	1690	KIPP One Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 938-8578	985	91	10.8	95.3%	4 (0.4%)	611 (62.0%)	366 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$14,200			$160			$14,039	19.7	26.7	1480	210

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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.