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)
173708003815	1581	Black Hawk Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 S College St	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3195	246	18	13.7	74.4%	62 (25.2%)	118 (48.0%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (20.7%)	$21,658			$4,216			$17,442	23.7	27.6	1460	121
170993005486	1582	Brighton Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3825 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7237	272	27	10	95.6%	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	255 (93.8%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,455			$4,233			$21,222	23.6	24.1	1545	37
170561000234	1583	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 N 2nd St	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 233-2413	145	20	7.2	89.0%	44 (30.3%)	75 (51.7%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.8%)	$20,532			$2,804			$17,729	23.6	28.7	1432	151
172734002902	1584	J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center	Public	4-5	623 S 34th St	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mount Vernon School District 80	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 244-8064	275	20	13.5	81.8%	133 (48.4%)	82 (29.8%)	11 (4.0%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.2%)	$15,199			$3,524			$11,676	23.5	17.5	1777	193
173027003131	1585	Long Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	67 Longbeach Rd	Montgomery	60538	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 636-3300	674	31	21.6	66.6%	176 (26.1%)	76 (11.3%)	370 (54.9%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$14,322			$910			$13,412	23.5	29.4	1411	174
174101004878	1586	Beverly Manor Elementary School	Public	4-8	1014 School St	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	District 50 Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 745-3921	340	27	12.5	54.7%	299 (87.9%)	6 (1.8%)	16 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$17,790			$2,935			$14,855	23.4	29.1	1418	168
170993001209	1587	Green W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 W 96th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2575	300	21	14.2	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	294 (98.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$24,984			$3,634			$21,350	23.4	32.3	1338	249
170993000992	1588	Nightingale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5250 S Rockwell St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9270	964	70	13.8	92.8%	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	937 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,232			$3,079			$14,153	23.3	21.4	1629	41
170993000661	1589	Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13231 S Burley Ave	Chicago	60633	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5600	532	40	13.3	91.9%	33 (6.2%)	98 (18.4%)	386 (72.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$18,196			$2,697			$15,499	23.3	17.3	1783	194
170993001022	1590	Parkside Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6938 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0940	236	19	12.7	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	228 (96.6%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,410			$4,552			$19,859	23.3	22.1	1604	14

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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.
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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.