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)
173204003354	81	Pleasantdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8100 School St	La Grange	60525	Cook County	Pleasantdale School District 107	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 246-4700	490	38	12.8	15.9%	377 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.7%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$17,571			$314			$17,257	95.8	96.9	42	39
170480000177	82	Avoca West Elementary School	Public	K-5	235 Beech Dr	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Avoca School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 724-6800	385	45	8.5		197 (51.2%)	5 (1.3%)	56 (14.5%)	92 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.8%)	$27,420			$610			$26,811	95.8	95.4	77	5
172913003047	83	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-8	1700 Oplaine Rd	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Oak Grove School District 68 Green Oaks	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 367-4120	931	77	12		535 (57.5%)	21 (2.3%)	43 (4.6%)	227 (24.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (10.6%)	$20,504			$147			$20,358	95.8	97.6	31	52
170993001040	84	Prescott Elementary School	Public	K-8	1632 W Wrightwood Ave	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5505	404	33	12.4	30.2%	175 (43.3%)	46 (11.4%)	119 (29.5%)	38 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	$19,914			$2,535			$17,379	95.7	93.7	114	30
171397001747	85	Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	295 N Emroy Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-5313	399			10.0%	262 (65.7%)	5 (1.3%)	58 (14.5%)	50 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$16,110			$412			$15,698	95.7	96.8	48	37
174169004436	86	Robert Clow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 Springdale Cir	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-6060	324	29	11	14.5%	167 (51.5%)	22 (6.8%)	42 (13.0%)	65 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.3%)	$19,125			$1,091			$18,034	95.7	95.4	79	7
171899002177	87	Grantfork Upper Elementary School	Public	4-5	206 N Mulberry St	Highland	62249	Madison County	Highland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 675-2200	65	5	13	24.6%	63 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$13,252			$525			$12,727	95.6	94	106	19
170505000195	88	Arnett C Lines Elementary School	Public	K-5	217 Eastern Ave	Barrington	60010	Lake County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 381-7850	477	32	14.7	12.4%	374 (78.4%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (13.6%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$21,057			$777			$20,280	95.6	96.1	64	24
172103003718	89	Ivy Hall Elementary School	Public	1-5	1072 Ivy Hall Ln	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 459-0022	457	39	11.6		201 (44.0%)	7 (1.5%)	43 (9.4%)	193 (42.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$20,950			$335			$20,615	95.6	93.6	118	29
172500002712	90	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	1006 Mount Mission Rd	Metropolis	62960	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 524-2243	139	10	14.2	43.2%	119 (85.6%)	8 (5.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.9%)	$13,691			$1,127			$12,564	95.6	91.8	153	63

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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.

Educational resources:

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

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.