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)
171095001328	1771	Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Center	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 E 10th St	Ford Heights	60411	Cook County	Ford Heights School District 169	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 758-2520	305	15	20.3	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	293 (96.1%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,007			$2,298			$26,709	17	19	1710	61
170795000403	1772	Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	345 E Hess St	Bushnell	61422	McDonough County	Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 772-9464	322	31	10.4	65.2%	269 (83.5%)	23 (7.1%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$16,135			$1,238			$14,897	17	22.3	1599	173
170993001013	1773	OToole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S Seeley Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9040	334	22	15.1	96.7%	5 (1.5%)	251 (75.1%)	77 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,245			$4,647			$17,598	16.9	10.1	2040	267
173321003443	1774	Northview Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 N Sheldon St	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 893-5403	251	20	12.4	84.1%	98 (39.0%)	72 (28.7%)	50 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.2%)	$20,650			$4,445			$16,205	16.9	14.8	1879	105
173664005070	1775	South Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Prairie Street	Kincaid	62540	Christian County	South Fork School District 14	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 237-4331	146	10	14.4	70.5%	132 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$12,143			$1,413			$10,730	16.9	13.9	1914	139
170993005682	1776	Asian Human Srvcs-Passage Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1643 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 433-3530	311	22	14.1	90.0%	23 (7.4%)	141 (45.3%)	49 (15.8%)	78 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	$24,896			$4,107			$20,789	16.9	13.7	1918	142
170993001019	1777	Parker Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6800 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3375	347	28	12.3	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,750			$4,258			$20,492	16.8	16.8	1797	20
170993005410	1778	Perez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1241 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7650	258	27	9.7	84.1%	5 (1.9%)	5 (1.9%)	242 (93.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,519			$3,745			$18,774	16.8	35.4	1276	502
170993000744	1779	Edwards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4815 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4875	1,258	87	14.5	83.4%	24 (1.9%)	18 (1.4%)	1,195 (95.0%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.8%)	$19,229			$3,287			$15,942	16.7	19.3	1702	77
171332005849	1780	Katie Harper-Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7710 State St	East Saint Louis	62203	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 646-3860	400	31	13	99.5%	1 (0.3%)	392 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	$25,172			$6,686			$18,486	16.7	15.9	1831	51

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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.