Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
170993000817	1971	Hendricks Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4316 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1696	181	19	9.6	96.7%	1 (0.6%)	165 (91.2%)	14 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$29,521			$5,043			$24,477	12.2	25.3	1518	453
172058005730	1972	Sator Sanchez Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Harrison Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 740-2810	631	44	14.2	98.4%	8 (1.3%)	51 (8.1%)	567 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$18,871			$2,500			$16,371	12.1	13.6	1924	48
170993001052	1973	Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	834 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1060	273	28	9.9	82.8%	0 (0.0%)	267 (97.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$23,050			$4,050			$19,001	12.1	15.4	1852	121
171590001900	1974	Empire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1325 Empire St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 232-0380	407	23	17.6	62.9%	172 (42.3%)	101 (24.8%)	78 (19.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.3%)	$17,714			$3,708			$14,007	12	14.6	1889	85
173048003169	1975	Palestine Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	205 S Washington St	Palestine	62451	Crawford County	Palestine CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 586-2711	256	22	11.5	55.9%	246 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,354			$758			$14,596	11.9	16.5	1815	160
170993000955	1976	McCormick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2712 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7252	435	41	10.7	96.1%	9 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	421 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,201			$3,935			$19,266	11.9	14.3	1899	77
170993001177	1977	Depriest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 S Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6800	474	37	12.8	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	424 (89.5%)	47 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$21,936			$3,035			$18,901	11.9	10.6	2021	44
171185001407	1978	Muffley Elementary School	Public	K-6	88 S Country Club Rd	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 362-3341	401	21	19	71.6%	139 (34.7%)	182 (45.4%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (15.2%)	$18,185			$3,458			$14,727	11.9	11.1	1997	19
170993004376	1979	Christopher Elementary School	Public	K-8	5042 S Artesian Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9375	306	37	8.2	94.1%	6 (2.0%)	45 (14.7%)	254 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,748			$4,545			$38,203	11.8	12.4	1955	24
171185001399	1980	Dennis Lab School	Public	K-8	300 E Eldorado St	Decatur	62523	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 362-3511	539	28	19.2	73.3%	154 (28.6%)	283 (52.5%)	35 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.4%)	$16,928			$2,693			$14,236	11.8	10.6	2019	39

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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.
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