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)
174007004038	921	Wood View Elementary School	Public	K-5	197 Winston Dr	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 739-0185	450	34	13.2	64.2%	74 (16.4%)	176 (39.1%)	154 (34.2%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.0%)	$21,781			$2,008			$19,773	50.5	31	1376	455
173174004206	922	Meadow View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Mirage Ave	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 439-4828	579	37	15.8	46.8%	282 (48.7%)	93 (16.1%)	157 (27.1%)	11 (1.9%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.3%)	$13,853			$1,292			$12,561	50.5	49.4	964	42
171857006114	923	Hawthorn School of Dual Language	Public	K-5	810 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 990-4900	409	33	12.4	50.1%	120 (29.3%)	8 (2.0%)	255 (62.3%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$16,086			$877			$15,209	50.5	41.5	1144	221
170993001130	924	Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5134 S Lotus Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2290	931	59	15.9	75.1%	81 (8.7%)	16 (1.7%)	823 (88.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$16,325			$2,666			$13,659	50.5	50.9	929	5
172448005036	925	Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	817 Prairie Valley St	Elburn	60119	Kane County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 365-8170	448	34	13		354 (79.0%)	3 (0.7%)	75 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$17,083			$265			$16,818	50.5	57.3	792	133
170855005954	926	Cambridge Lakes Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 Wester Blvd	Pingree Grove	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 464-4300	635	42	15.1	28.3%	258 (40.6%)	50 (7.9%)	199 (31.3%)	75 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	49 (7.7%)	$10,705			$05			$10,700	50.4	49.4	960	34
171410001762	927	John Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2824 N 76th Ave	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 452-3560	658	51	12.9	49.2%	197 (29.9%)	17 (2.6%)	420 (63.8%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$15,877			$1,389			$14,488	50.4	44.1	1084	157
173708003816	928	Butler Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 S MacArthur Blvd	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 787-3189	344	23	14.9	50.9%	165 (48.0%)	121 (35.2%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.5%)	$21,185			$3,970			$17,215	50.4	59	762	166
173564003713	929	Washington Elementary School	Public	4-5	4835 Michigan Ave	Schiller Park	60176	Cook County	Schiller Park School District 81	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 671-1816	285	25	11.5	66.3%	121 (42.5%)	3 (1.1%)	137 (48.1%)	16 (5.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,908			$560			$13,348	50.4	41.2	1149	220
170855005951	930	Gary D Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Ketchum Rd	Hampshire	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 683-5700	638	37	17	23.4%	394 (61.8%)	23 (3.6%)	174 (27.3%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$13,621			$673			$12,948	50.4	55.7	832	98

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.