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)
170915006096	561	Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Newcastle Rd	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	Central School District 51	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 444-3580	546	35	15.6	15.2%	481 (88.1%)	9 (1.6%)	20 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	$10,467			$284			$10,183	69.4			(n/a)
171371000070	562	Prairieview Elementary School	Public	K-6	285 Mayflower Ln	Bartlett	60103	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 213-5603	444	24	18.8	27.9%	209 (47.1%)	19 (4.3%)	81 (18.2%)	112 (25.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	$13,335			$1,338			$11,997	69.4	61.9	712	150
172827002978	563	Newark Elementary School	Public	K-4	503 Chicago Rd	Newark	60541	Kendall County	Newark CCSD 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 695-5143	111	9	12.3	28.8%	92 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$14,837			$1,043			$13,794	69.3	70.5	551	12
170993000965	564	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 W Ohio St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-7655	384	28	13.7	33.6%	185 (48.2%)	32 (8.3%)	144 (37.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	$18,966			$2,374			$16,593	69.3	73.1	495	69
171212001468	565	Plainfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1850 Plainfield Dr	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1301	272	28	9.7	67.3%	44 (16.2%)	10 (3.7%)	180 (66.2%)	31 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$23,718			$1,354			$22,364	69.1	65.5	634	69
174333004330	566	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4618 Greenwood Rd	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 648-2606	293	18	16.6	28.0%	222 (75.8%)	7 (2.4%)	52 (17.7%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,852			$892			$12,959	69.1	57.6	786	220
173708003833	567	Owen Marsh Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Avon Dr	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 787-3173	302	21	14.3	38.7%	167 (55.3%)	91 (30.1%)	6 (2.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.6%)	$21,342			$3,810			$17,532	69	76.5	441	126
171212001469	568	South Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Everett Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1566	245	24	10.2	60.8%	65 (26.5%)	5 (2.0%)	133 (54.3%)	27 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	$23,651			$1,398			$22,252	68.9	81	355	213
172659002846	569	Montmorency CCSD #145	Public	K-8	9415 Hoover Rd	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Montmorency CCSD 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 625-6616	210	21	10.1	32.4%	168 (80.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$15,015			$1,314			$13,701	68.9	66.7	615	46
171281004613	570	Durand Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 W South St	Durand	61024	Winnebago County	Durand CUSD 322	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 248-2171	265	24	11	34.3%	219 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	$18,453			$1,266			$17,187	68.9	73.8	482	88

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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.