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)
172919003050	821	Hometown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8870 S Duffy Ave	Hometown	60456	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 423-7360	379	35	10.8	71.5%	128 (33.8%)	30 (7.9%)	200 (52.8%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$22,218			$1,933			$20,285	55	46.6	1021	200
170993001023	822	Pasteur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5825 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2270	585	39	15.1	86.8%	10 (1.7%)	11 (1.9%)	558 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$20,185			$2,834			$17,351	54.8	59.2	755	67
171353006020	823	Albert Cassens Elementary	Public	3-5	1014 Glen Crossing Rd	Glen Carbon	62034	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 655-6150	470	29	16.4	18.3%	375 (79.8%)	45 (9.6%)	13 (2.8%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$12,322			$883			$11,439	54.8	61.9	713	110
170582004540	824	Bement Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Champaign St	Bement	61813	Piatt County	Bement CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 678-4200	140	10	13.7	50.0%	127 (90.7%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$15,325			$846			$14,479	54.7	37.4	1223	399
173903003962	825	Walter F Fierke Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-5	6535 Victoria Dr	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 614-4520	430	32	13.6	29.3%	266 (61.9%)	31 (7.2%)	108 (25.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$17,558			$673			$16,885	54.7	61.8	715	110
170007706246	826	Ulysses S Grant Intermediate School	Public	4-5	816 E Grant Hwy	Marengo	60152	McHenry County	Marengo-Union E Cons D 165	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 568-8323	213	15	14.3	48.8%	139 (65.3%)	1 (0.5%)	64 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$13,524			$1,201			$12,323	54.5	62	710	116
170720000374	827	Brimfield Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	216 E Clinton St	Brimfield	61517	Peoria County	Brimfield CUSD 309	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 446-3366	421	31	13.5	18.5%	399 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$15,193			$520			$14,673	54.4	61.4	721	106
171135005586	828	Indian Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	651 Village Rd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-2124	504	38	13.4	33.7%	345 (68.5%)	15 (3.0%)	94 (18.7%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$14,871			$832			$14,039	54.4	67.9	597	231
170032405628	829	Sangamon Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	341 Matilda St	Illiopolis	62539	Sangamon County	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 486-7521	137	10	13.7	66.4%	131 (95.6%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$12,648			$854			$11,794	54.3	51.2	919	90
170993001181	830	Armstrong G Elementary International Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	2110 W Greenleaf Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2150	1,248	84	14.9	85.9%	115 (9.2%)	348 (27.9%)	468 (37.5%)	276 (22.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.8%)	$16,083			$2,725			$13,358	54.3	49	978	148

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.