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)
170993001012	1881	Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	525 N Armour St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7665	317	32	9.9	91.2%	15 (4.7%)	99 (31.2%)	187 (59.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	$25,636			$3,674			$21,962	14.2	20.7	1656	225
170471000165	1882	Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Heather Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5005	542	38	14.2	55.4%	75 (13.8%)	72 (13.3%)	353 (65.1%)	27 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$14,484			$1,825			$12,659	14.2	18.1	1752	130
170942000548	1883	Garden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2001 Garden Hills Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3872	312	20	16	82.4%	22 (7.1%)	179 (57.4%)	82 (26.3%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$17,626			$2,647			$14,979	14.1	11.3	1991	108
170468000151	1884	Mabel O Donnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1640 Reckinger Rd	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-8300	378	27	13.9	71.7%	22 (5.8%)	64 (16.9%)	270 (71.4%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$19,774			$3,015			$16,759	14.1	23.6	1559	325
172697002874	1885	Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Mounds Rd	Mounds	62964	Pulaski County	Meridian CUSD 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 342-6778	236	21	11	91.9%	89 (37.7%)	111 (47.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.9%)	$23,450			$5,369			$18,081	14.1	13.9	1912	27
170804000413	1886	Huffman Elementary School	Public	3-5	600 Saint Robert Dr	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 332-3720	279	19	14.9	93.2%	13 (4.7%)	247 (88.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$19,785			$9,730			$10,055	14.1	10.5	2023	137
170993000914	1887	Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4420 N Beacon St	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5790	208	29	7.2	92.8%	16 (7.7%)	111 (53.4%)	67 (32.2%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$30,943			$5,145			$25,798	14.1	15.6	1843	44
170993000911	1888	Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1431 N Leamington Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3060	362	32	11.3	95.6%	1 (0.3%)	215 (59.4%)	141 (39.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$20,224			$3,472			$16,752	14.1	15	1872	16
170993000856	1889	King Academy of Social Justice	Public	PK, KG-8	644 W 71st St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3875	241	18	13.3	97.5%	1 (0.4%)	230 (95.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,424			$4,518			$17,906	14.1	16.2	1823	66
170468000156	1890	W S Beaupre Elementary School	Public	K-5	954 E Benton St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-5390	199	15	12.9	68.8%	4 (2.0%)	4 (2.0%)	188 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$26,327			$4,132			$22,194	14	21.6	1616	274

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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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