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)
170993000611	1751	Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7050 S May St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3480	229	22	10.4	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	216 (94.3%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$27,099			$4,201			$22,898	17.6	18.9	1714	37
172058002331	1752	Farragut Elementary School	Public	K-5	701 Glenwood Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 723-0394	554	32	17.3	94.9%	31 (5.6%)	206 (37.2%)	289 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$17,916			$1,772			$16,144	17.5	16.8	1795	43
173042003149	1753	Lake Louise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 N Jonathan Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 963-5600	1,032	40	25.5	78.5%	156 (15.1%)	56 (5.4%)	736 (71.3%)	56 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.3%)	$18,717			$1,007			$17,710	17.5	19.4	1700	53
170993000926	1754	Lloyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2103 N Lamon Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3070	826	54	15.4	92.0%	9 (1.1%)	16 (1.9%)	792 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$16,900			$2,744			$14,156	17.5	19.8	1691	63
170993005109	1755	Claremont Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 W 64th St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-8110	339	34	9.9	94.4%	2 (0.6%)	259 (76.4%)	75 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$28,642			$6,368			$22,274	17.5	15.9	1834	79
171371002887	1756	Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	655 N Airlite St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 289-6270	466	35	13.2	64.4%	78 (16.7%)	38 (8.2%)	314 (67.4%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$16,553			$2,600			$13,953	17.4	26.6	1484	272
170993000855	1757	Higgins Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11710 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5625	264	17	15.5	96.6%	0 (0.0%)	247 (93.6%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,263			$4,091			$18,172	17.4	16.8	1800	43
173451003601	1758	R K Welsh Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Huffman Blvd	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 966-3260	435	24	18.5	87.1%	77 (17.7%)	214 (49.2%)	82 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.9%)	$17,649			$3,892			$13,757	17.3	16.6	1809	51
173708003835	1759	Ridgely Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 N 8th St	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3259	311	19	16.2	65.9%	144 (46.3%)	91 (29.3%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (19.0%)	$21,719			$4,156			$17,563	17.3	15.3	1856	97
170993006311	1760	Christopher House Chrt Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5235 W Belden St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 922-7542	444	5	88.8	74.8%	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	427 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,607			$2,121			$21,486	17.3	21	1642	118

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.