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)
170993001612	1921	Lara Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4619 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4389	315	31	10.1	94.0%	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.4%)	292 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$23,477			$3,966			$19,511	13.5	19.3	1701	220
170993000994	1922	Nixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 N Keeler Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4375	589	42	14	90.5%	7 (1.2%)	17 (2.9%)	560 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$17,344			$2,930			$14,414	13.4	16.9	1793	129
170993001122	1923	Thorp J N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8914 S Buffalo Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6250	275	22	12.7	97.1%	1 (0.4%)	223 (81.1%)	50 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$27,942			$3,719			$24,223	13.4	11.9	1972	49
170993000653	1924	Carter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5740 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0860	299	18	16.6	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	282 (94.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$19,225			$3,395			$15,829	13.4	13.4	1929	5
173708003832	1925	McClernand Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 N 6th St	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3247	191	18	10.7	79.1%	66 (34.6%)	97 (50.8%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.1%)	$25,167			$4,373			$20,794	13.4	13.7	1919	6
170993001004	1926	Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3060	264	24	11	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	256 (97.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$20,107			$4,028			$16,079	13.4	12.2	1961	35
171845002131	1927	Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	K-5	15748 Page Ave	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 333-0740	192	13	15.3	66.1%	0 (0.0%)	160 (83.3%)	26 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,624			$2,880			$12,744	13.4	10.7	2018	91
170993001079	1928	Schubert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 N Long Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3080	540	43	12.7	91.9%	13 (2.4%)	13 (2.4%)	509 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,777			$3,232			$14,545	13.4	14.7	1884	44
170993000678	1929	Crown Elementary Community Acd Fine Arts Center	Public	PK, KG-8	2128 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1680	120	12	10.4	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	106 (88.3%)	12 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$36,639			$6,769			$29,869	13.4	22.3	1600	329
170993000993	1930	Carver Primary School	Public	PK, KG-8	901 E 133rd Pl	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5674	464	26	17.8	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	454 (97.8%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,089			$4,389			$14,701	13.4	12.3	1958	28

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.