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)
173474003652	431	Neil Armstrong Elementary School	Public	K-6	1320 Kingsdale Rd	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 357-6700	497	48	10.2		178 (35.8%)	50 (10.1%)	104 (20.9%)	147 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$20,014			$947			$19,067	77.5	76.6	435	4
170522000204	432	J B Nelson Elementary School	Public	K-5	334 William Wood Ln	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 937-8400	447	29	15.3	18.8%	302 (67.6%)	27 (6.0%)	80 (17.9%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	$17,766			$683			$17,083	77.5	74.9	467	35
173717003857	433	Richmond Intermediate School	Public	3-5	300 S 12th St	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(331) 228-2800	354	35	10	39.0%	208 (58.8%)	7 (2.0%)	110 (31.1%)	8 (2.3%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$17,728			$591			$17,137	77.5	77.6	411	22
172253002509	434	Lena-Winslow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Fremont St	Lena	61048	Stephenson County	Lena Winslow CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 369-2525	399	27	14.8	38.1%	355 (89.0%)	9 (2.3%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$11,335			$1,384			$9,951	77.3	56.2	822	388
173948000171	435	Tri-Point Junior High/Elementary	Public	4-8	519 S Margaret Ave	Piper City	60959	Ford County	Tri Point CUSD 6-J	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 686-2247	145	13	11.1	93.8%	121 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$17,495			$457			$17,038	77.3	68.5	589	154
173474005450	436	Everett Dirksen Elementary School	Public	K-6	116 W Beech Dr	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-5600	529	38	13.9		255 (48.2%)	18 (3.4%)	73 (13.8%)	166 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$16,075			$1,215			$14,860	77.2	83.2	314	122
173561004827	437	Scales Mound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Main St	Scales Mound	61075	Jo Daviess County	Scales Mound CUSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 845-2215	127	10	12.7	26.8%	115 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$22,931			$547			$22,384	77.1	51.3	917	480
171605001914	438	Galena Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Kelly Ln	Galena	61036	Jo Daviess County	Galena Unified School District 120	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 777-2200	316	23	13.6	29.7%	259 (82.0%)	6 (1.9%)	44 (13.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,524			$403			$11,121	77	74.6	470	32
172145002414	439	Lace Elementary School	Public	3-5	7414 S Cass Ave	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Darien School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 968-2589	380	34	11.1	41.1%	216 (56.8%)	48 (12.6%)	84 (22.1%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,658			$1,170			$12,488	76.9	69.7	569	130
170993001123	440	Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	K-8	6024 W Warwick Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-3640	787	57	13.9	39.6%	242 (30.7%)	49 (6.2%)	437 (55.5%)	28 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	$17,626			$2,274			$15,352	76.8	85.7	260	180

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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.