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)
171752005313	1111	Avon Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	1617 IL Route 83	Round Lake Beach	60073	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 223-3530	342	27	12.6	56.1%	119 (34.8%)	11 (3.2%)	191 (55.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$18,631			$519			$18,111	42.2	42.3	1127	16
170000205089	1112	Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 E Monroe Ave	Casey	62420	Clark County	Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 932-2178	534	30	17.8	45.1%	509 (95.3%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,411			$1,498			$8,913	42.1	58.5	770	342
171608001918	1113	Steele School	Public	K-4	1480 W Main St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 973-2016	503	40	12.4	75.5%	251 (49.9%)	128 (25.4%)	54 (10.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (12.9%)	$13,524			$1,422			$12,102	42	43.7	1096	17
172465004724	1114	Marissa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	206 E Fulton St	Marissa	62257	St. Clair County	Marissa CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 295-2339	275	24	11.3	53.5%	247 (89.8%)	7 (2.5%)	14 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$17,386			$2,483			$14,903	42	35.7	1271	157
171602004639	1115	Galatia Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 N Hickory St	Galatia	62935	Saline County	Galatia CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 268-6371	170	16	10.3	55.9%	163 (95.9%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$11,434			$2,125			$9,310	42	48.1	992	123
170828000444	1116	Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	700 Old West Vine St	Canton	61520	Fulton County	Canton Union School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 647-2111	398	24	16.5	63.3%	366 (92.0%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,675			$548			$12,127	41.9	36.6	1246	130
173108005189	1117	Washington Intermediate School	Public	4-6	501 Washington St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 477-4721	393	31	12.6	61.6%	338 (86.0%)	4 (1.0%)	22 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	$14,686			$2,460			$12,226	41.8	36.7	1244	127
172325002563	1118	Litchfield Elementary School	Public	2-5	705 N Jefferson St	Litchfield	62056	Montgomery County	Litchfield CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 324-4034	192	14	13.8	56.3%	178 (92.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$13,102			$2,950			$10,152	41.7	51.9	899	219
172511002747	1119	Washington Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 Washington Blvd	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 450-2065	363	25	14.5	53.2%	3 (0.8%)	90 (24.8%)	210 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.3%)	$20,265			$1,063			$19,203	41.6	40.2	1169	50
170993006455	1120	Acero Charter - Rufino Tamayo Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5135 S California Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 434-6355	270	19	14.2		0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	266 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,590			$1,931			$21,659	41.6	40.9	1154	34

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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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