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)
170861000500	1481	Carrollton Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 4th St	Carrollton	62016	Greene County	Carrollton CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 942-6831	309	21	14.7	59.5%	286 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,558			$984			$11,574	27.1	28.3	1438	43
171371001680	1482	Highland Elementary School	Public	K-6	190 N Melrose Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5280	630	41	15.5	69.8%	52 (8.3%)	54 (8.6%)	493 (78.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$15,314			$2,502			$12,812	27.1	20	1683	201
170993004718	1483	Ashburn Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8300 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7860	350	26	13.7	82.0%	2 (0.6%)	284 (81.1%)	61 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,552			$4,091			$20,461	27	18.1	1753	270
172511002737	1484	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Washington Blvd	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 450-2002	336	27	12.4	49.7%	1 (0.3%)	180 (53.6%)	116 (34.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	$20,588			$1,214			$19,374	27	16.6	1812	328
171082001318	1485	Judith Giacoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Walnut	Westville	61883	Vermilion County	Westville CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 267-3484	671	46	14.4	66.9%	585 (87.2%)	17 (2.5%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.9%)	$12,543			$1,286			$11,256	27	22.4	1594	109
173410003497	1486	Riverton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	209 N 7th St	Riverton	62561	Sangamon County	Riverton CUSD 14	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 629-6001	506	41	12.3	59.3%	415 (82.0%)	40 (7.9%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.9%)	$12,572			$1,137			$11,435	26.9	28.1	1440	46
173441006155	1487	Ricms	Public	PK, KG-6	2101 16th Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 793-5995	436	29	15.2	51.1%	160 (36.7%)	129 (29.6%)	90 (20.6%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.6%)	$12,975			$1,648			$11,327	26.9	35.9	1264	223
170993005546	1488	Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5516 S Maplewood Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9222	788	55	14.4	93.9%	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	760 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,413			$2,851			$13,562	26.9	31.6	1358	130
170996001222	1489	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	176 E 11th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 756-4162	151	14	10.7	99.3%	2 (1.3%)	44 (29.1%)	105 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,703			$4,302			$16,402	26.8	25.8	1506	17
170022304544	1490	Okaw Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	319 N Washington St	Bethany	61914	Moultrie County	Okaw Valley CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 665-3541	175	16	10.9	54.9%	171 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$13,607			$1,019			$12,589	26.8	34.8	1287	203

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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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