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)
173174003336	1091	Crystal Lawns Elementary School	Public	K-5	2544 Crystal Dr	Joliet	60435	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 436-9519	352	24	14.6	50.0%	150 (42.6%)	26 (7.4%)	156 (44.3%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$17,113			$845			$16,268	42.9	53.2	878	213
173723004843	1092	St Elmo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	519 W 2nd St	Saint Elmo	62458	Fayette County	St Elmo CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 829-3263	225	16	13.9	53.8%	219 (97.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,618			$2,729			$9,888	42.9	53.5	871	221
171632001946	1093	Geff Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 E Lafayette St	Geff	62842	Wayne County	Geff CCSD 14	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 516-8004	94	12	7.8	61.7%	85 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)	$14,303			$1,286			$13,016	42.9	56.2	823	270
174125004134	1094	Little Fort Elementary School	Public	K-5	1775 Blanchard Rd	Waukegan	60087	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-3700	412	36	11.4	75.2%	11 (2.7%)	67 (16.3%)	307 (74.5%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$23,544			$2,242			$21,302	42.9	49.4	963	131
173846003921	1095	West Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 S Fair St	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 899-8219	254	22	11.8	59.8%	159 (62.6%)	20 (7.9%)	55 (21.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	$16,560			$257			$16,303	42.9	58.3	773	322
171665001969	1096	Gifford Grade School	Public	K-8	406 S Main St	Gifford	61847	Champaign County	Gifford CCSD 188	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 568-7733	161	14	11.4	32.9%	145 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.1%)	$13,988			$763			$13,226	42.8	47	1015	81
171069001293	1097	Colona Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 1st St	Colona	61241	Henry County	Colona School District 190	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 792-1232	385	27	14.5	54.5%	289 (75.1%)	10 (2.6%)	60 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$12,759			$965			$11,794	42.7	29.7	1403	306
171635001951	1098	Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 N Russell Ave	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 945-0625	333	22	14.9	33.3%	290 (87.1%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$14,958			$139			$14,819	42.7	49.3	966	132
170996001225	1099	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1345 Sunnyside Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 756-4836	348	21	16.5	99.4%	10 (2.9%)	65 (18.7%)	265 (76.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$19,375			$4,302			$15,074	42.6	38.3	1200	101
170993000881	1100	Jungman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1746 S Miller St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7375	290	31	9.3	81.7%	26 (9.0%)	69 (23.8%)	180 (62.1%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$28,482			$5,211			$23,271	42.6	52.8	885	215

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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.