Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
170505000196	101	Grove Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 S Grove Ave	Barrington	60010	Lake County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 381-1888	523	37	13.9	15.9%	282 (53.9%)	6 (1.1%)	72 (13.8%)	145 (27.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	$17,673			$245			$17,427	95.3	97.1	39	62
172771005286	102	River Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	2607 River Woods Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 420-6630	475	34	13.9	11.6%	275 (57.9%)	7 (1.5%)	105 (22.1%)	62 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.8%)	$17,245			$267			$16,978	95.3	97.6	30	72
170993001096	103	Skinner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 S Throop St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-7790	976	60	16.4	24.3%	249 (25.5%)	231 (23.7%)	122 (12.5%)	300 (30.7%)	13 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	56 (5.7%)	$15,159			$1,805			$13,354	95.2	95	87	16
172771002941	104	Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 S Charles Ave	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 420-6348	488	38	13	7.6%	361 (74.0%)	12 (2.5%)	37 (7.6%)	47 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.7%)	$17,563			$432			$17,131	95.1	97.8	27	77
170993001154	105	Pritzker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2009 W Schiller St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-4415	651	43	15.3	27.2%	229 (35.2%)	140 (21.5%)	174 (26.7%)	50 (7.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.8%)	$16,321			$2,415			$13,906	95	93.7	116	11
173822003911	106	Frankfort Square Elementary School	Public	1-4	7710 W Kingston Dr	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 469-0564	175	17	10.5	16.6%	128 (73.1%)	8 (4.6%)	29 (16.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$19,947			$373			$19,574	95	95.3	82	24
172280002527	107	Copeland Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 7th Ave	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Libertyville School District 70	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 362-0240	386	30	13		322 (83.4%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.5%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$19,742			$60			$19,681	95	97.8	28	79
171397001748	108	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 W Arthur St	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-4541	582	43	13.6	4.8%	448 (77.0%)	13 (2.2%)	59 (10.1%)	29 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	$17,248			$477			$16,771	94.9	96.3	59	49
172771002937	109	Mill Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 N Mill St	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 420-6353	590	47	12.5	30.2%	300 (50.8%)	52 (8.8%)	108 (18.3%)	91 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$19,496			$616			$18,880	94.8	90.5	172	63
174169000489	110	Patterson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3731 Lawrence Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-6500	456	38	11.9	8.8%	238 (52.2%)	9 (2.0%)	38 (8.3%)	145 (31.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$17,424			$900			$16,524	94.8	94.5	98	12

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.