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)
171728002036	1621	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	3-4	316 E Chain of Rocks Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 931-0057	379	27	13.8	68.6%	232 (61.2%)	68 (17.9%)	53 (14.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	$17,112			$3,334			$13,778	22.1	17.9	1763	142
173708003826	1622	Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Babiak Ln	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 787-3144	290	22	13.4	69.0%	84 (29.0%)	156 (53.8%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.8%)	$21,679			$4,291			$17,388	22.1	18.9	1717	95
171590001898	1623	Blackhawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 S Blackhawk Ave	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 232-0490	307	25	12	55.7%	84 (27.4%)	69 (22.5%)	109 (35.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.0%)	$19,125			$3,688			$15,437	22.1	24.3	1541	82
170648000326	1624	Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2106 Arrowhead Dr	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	Bloomington School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 663-2351	328	31	10.5	55.5%	116 (35.4%)	108 (32.9%)	53 (16.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.2%)	$19,038			$2,551			$16,487	22.1	24.7	1528	96
173171005518	1625	Pikeland Community School	Public	3-8	601 Piper Ln	Pittsfield	62363	Pike County	Pikeland CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 285-9462	489	35	13.9	47.6%	462 (94.5%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,285			$2,319			$9,966	22	23.5	1565	60
170576000248	1626	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3420 Jackson St	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 410-3100	293	23	12.7	99.3%	1 (0.3%)	198 (67.6%)	91 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,937			$2,290			$19,647	21.9	21	1643	17
171135001357	1627	Canterbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	875 Canterbury Dr	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-8180	469	37	12.6	53.5%	186 (39.7%)	8 (1.7%)	248 (52.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$14,676			$1,057			$13,620	21.9	30.5	1383	244
171341004622	1628	Edinburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 E Martin St	Edinburg	62531	Christian County	Edinburg CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 623-5603	109	10	11.4	60.6%	102 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	$14,535			$496			$14,038	21.9	34.6	1295	333
170993000930	1629	Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3320 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4300	308	25	12.5	94.5%	5 (1.6%)	82 (26.6%)	213 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$25,597			$3,911			$21,686	21.9	15.4	1853	224
174125004127	1630	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Northmoor Ave	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-2010	641	40	15.8	67.9%	14 (2.2%)	86 (13.4%)	522 (81.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$21,002			$1,799			$19,203	21.9	23.1	1574	56

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.