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)
171245005420	1271	Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	14200 S Wentworth Ave	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 849-9440	205	21	9.9	100.0%	2 (1.0%)	194 (94.6%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$27,821			$4,672			$23,148	34.9	20.1	1681	410
170993001097	1272	Smyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4310 N Melvina Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3711	763	53	14.5	63.2%	185 (24.2%)	22 (2.9%)	496 (65.0%)	40 (5.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	$17,431			$2,398			$15,034	34.9	45.2	1051	221
171140001371	1273	Cuba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	652 East Main	Cuba	61427	Fulton County	CUSD 3 Fulton County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 785-8054	183	15	12.4	50.3%	175 (95.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$16,185			$3,343			$12,842	34.9	36.4	1251	22
172640002825	1274	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3530 Avenue of The Cities	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 743-1617	383	26	14.9	54.8%	193 (50.4%)	39 (10.2%)	104 (27.2%)	18 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$14,596			$934			$13,662	34.9	25.3	1517	243
170360005843	1275	North Elementary School	Public	2-5	5600 Godfrey Rd	Godfrey	62035	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 463-2171	603	36	16.7	56.2%	309 (51.2%)	181 (30.0%)	28 (4.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (12.9%)	$13,290			$2,509			$10,781	34.9	22.7	1581	306
172952003077	1276	Odell Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	203 N East St	Odell	60460	Livingston County	Odell CCSD 435	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 998-2272	172	16	10.7	40.1%	162 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$18,005			$2,283			$15,722	34.8	42.5	1120	156
170011505396	1277	Henry-Senachwine Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Richard St	Henry	61537	Marshall County	Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 364-2531	397	31	12.9	51.1%	370 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$17,586			$435			$17,151	34.8	34.7	1292	15
170993001017	1278	Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5051 N Kenneth Ave	Chicago	60630	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3704	735	50	14.7	67.3%	252 (34.3%)	16 (2.2%)	313 (42.6%)	117 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	26 (3.5%)	$17,762			$2,798			$14,964	34.7	45.2	1049	229
172502002720	1279	Sauk Elementary School	Public	4-6	4435 S Churchill Dr	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 747-2660	280	23	12.1	83.9%	7 (2.5%)	242 (86.4%)	16 (5.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$21,483			$1,872			$19,612	34.5	25.8	1507	228
170993000698	1280	Dever Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3436 N Osceola Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3090	751	56	13.5	55.0%	223 (29.7%)	12 (1.6%)	449 (59.8%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.3%)	$16,357			$2,818			$13,539	34.3	21.3	1634	354

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.