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)
173661004801	1471	Southeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	607 N Worrell St	Bowen	62316	Hancock County	Southeastern CUSD 337	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 842-5236	251	20	12.7	64.5%	238 (94.8%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,325			$1,542			$12,783	27.6	29.8	1401	70
170993006488	1472	CICS - Basil Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	1816 W Garfield Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 778-9455	481	22	21.8	95.6%	3 (0.6%)	359 (74.6%)	104 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$20,756			$164			$20,592	27.6	29.1	1421	51
170505000193	1473	Sunny Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Helm Rd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 426-4232	281	29	9.5	88.3%	31 (11.0%)	12 (4.3%)	227 (80.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$25,749			$1,412			$24,337	27.5	38.8	1192	281
170993006469	1474	LEARN Charter - 7th Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 584-4300	170	1	170	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	162 (95.3%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$29,787			$2,166			$27,620	27.5	18.4	1737	263
173451003602	1475	West View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1720 Halsted Rd	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 654-4945	420	27	15.4	80.2%	105 (25.0%)	183 (43.6%)	83 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.0%)	$16,927			$3,457			$13,470	27.4	24.5	1536	61
170993002042	1476	West Park Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1425 N Tripp Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4940	460	37	12.6	96.5%	13 (2.8%)	73 (15.9%)	371 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,111			$4,441			$16,670	27.3	24.7	1532	56
173042003146	1477	Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	K-6	1020 E Sayles Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 963-5000	432	43	10	66.7%	100 (23.1%)	14 (3.2%)	264 (61.1%)	38 (8.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$16,562			$979			$15,583	27.3	30.4	1384	93
174380004897	1478	Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4877 State Highway 148	Zeigler	62865	Franklin County	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 596-2121	253	22	11.4	69.2%	235 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	$16,359			$3,244			$13,114	27.3	29.1	1420	58
170009205258	1479	Pine Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S Kennedy Dr	Georgetown	61846	Vermilion County	Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 662-6981	415	34	12	74.0%	363 (87.5%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	$15,881			$1,252			$14,629	27.3	33.2	1314	165
170426002588	1480	Lovington Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 S High St	Lovington	61937	Moultrie County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 873-4318	160	15	10.8	68.8%	151 (94.4%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$15,676			$2,074			$13,602	27.1	23.6	1557	77

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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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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.