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)
170993001159	1991	Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1900 W 23rd St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4590	175	21	8.3	88.0%	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	169 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,389			$4,735			$18,654	11.6	12.1	1963	28
174299004312	1992	Shawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3365 N State Route 3	Wolf Lake	62998	Union County	Shawnee CUSD 84	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 833-4975	139	9	14.9	54.7%	131 (94.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$14,725			$1,900			$12,825	11.6	18.2	1749	243
170993001213	1993	Powell Elementary Paideia Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7511 S South Shore Dr	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6650	550	34	16.1	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	523 (95.1%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$19,178			$3,412			$15,766	11.5	13.3	1934	59
170993000935	1994	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7433 S Dorchester Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0551	212	19	11.1	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	196 (92.5%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$26,384			$5,422			$20,962	11.5	26.2	1494	500
170468000147	1995	G N Dieterich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1141 Jackson St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-8280	494	30	16.5	75.5%	17 (3.4%)	18 (3.6%)	446 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$18,959			$3,054			$15,906	11.4	21.2	1638	357
170993001071	1996	Ashe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8505 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3550	365	22	16.5	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	348 (95.3%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,305			$2,983			$17,322	11.4	10.7	2017	21
170993000899	1997	Hughes L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 W 104th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5075	419	42	9.9	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	391 (93.3%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$25,242			$4,229			$21,012	11.4	11.7	1976	21
170993001128	1998	Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8344 S Commercial Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6694	278	25	11.3	78.1%	1 (0.4%)	216 (77.7%)	61 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,364			$4,090			$18,273	11.3	13.6	1922	76
170831004885	1999	Eagle Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	2002 Eagle Ridge Dr	Silvis	61282	Rock Island County	Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 792-2002	281	22	12.7	98.2%	150 (53.4%)	95 (33.8%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	$13,562			$2,409			$11,153	11.3	12.5	1954	45
170993000800	2000	Graham A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4436 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1308	300	28	10.7	89.3%	76 (25.3%)	69 (23.0%)	149 (49.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,237			$3,495			$18,743	11.3	10.3	2031	31

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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.
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