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)
172898003041	11	Westmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Cherry Ln	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 498-7960	369	41	9		273 (74.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	49 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	$30,832			$396			$30,436	99	98.8	14	3
172442002650	12	Wescott Elementary School	Public	K-5	1820 Western Ave	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 272-4660	498	44	11.2		251 (50.4%)	6 (1.2%)	18 (3.6%)	198 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.6%)	$22,863			$441			$22,422	98.9	98.7	16	4
171929002217	13	Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 N Madison St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 861-4200	293	24	12.3		208 (71.0%)	4 (1.4%)	21 (7.2%)	34 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	$20,501			$438			$20,063	98.8	98.5	19	6
171929002219	14	Prospect Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 N Prospect Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 861-4400	318	30	10.6		232 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	45 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.3%)	$23,209			$323			$22,886	98.8	98.7	15	1
171929002221	15	Walker School	Public	K-5	120 Walker Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 861-4600	293	25	11.8		214 (73.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.1%)	32 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	$21,260			$277			$20,984	98.7	98	23	8
172058002328	16	Eisenhower Academy	Public	1-5	406 Burke Dr	Joliet	60433	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 723-0233	229	13	17.8	100.0%	65 (28.4%)	43 (18.8%)	112 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$17,176			$1,782			$15,394	98.7	97.3	37	21
172280005318	17	Adler Park School	Public	K-5	1740 N Milwaukee Ave	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Libertyville School District 70	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 362-7275	241	19	12.6		166 (68.9%)	4 (1.7%)	36 (14.9%)	14 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.3%)	$22,780			$60			$22,720	98.6	91.3	158	141
173840003918	18	Sunset Ridge Elementary School	Public	4-8	525 Sunset Ridge Rd	Northfield	60093	Cook County	Sunset Ridge School District 29	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 881-9459	249	33	7.6		210 (84.3%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.8%)	16 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$33,175			$689			$32,486	98.6	98.7	17	1
170993000888	19	Poe Elementary Classical School	Public	K-8	10538 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-5525	227	14	16.8	37.4%	8 (3.5%)	191 (84.1%)	17 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	$22,146			$3,028			$19,118	98.5	96.2	61	42
173381003471	20	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-4	511 Park Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 366-7340	350	27	13.2		237 (67.7%)	13 (3.7%)	38 (10.9%)	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	$20,038			$541			$19,497	98.5	96.4	56	36

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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

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.