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)
170993006462	1171	CICS - Irving Park Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3820 N Spaulding Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 433-5000	533	35	15.2	68.7%	61 (11.4%)	33 (6.2%)	398 (74.7%)	23 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.3%)	$20,800			$164			$20,636	39.2	38.4	1196	25
173174001874	1172	Wesmere Elementary School	Public	K-5	2001 Wesmere Pkwy	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 439-3244	567	41	13.8	43.0%	246 (43.4%)	107 (18.9%)	177 (31.2%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$14,664			$883			$13,781	39.1	45.7	1038	134
171767002063	1173	Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Prairie St	Greenfield	62044	Greene County	Greenfield CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 368-2551	312	26	11.8	41.3%	303 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,861			$1,108			$13,753	39.1	41.9	1136	37
170348000030	1174	Stony Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	11700 S Kolin Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 371-0220	624	44	14.1	60.9%	218 (34.9%)	98 (15.7%)	268 (42.9%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	$14,194			$1,029			$13,165	39.1	37.1	1236	62
174155004159	1175	Gary Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 E Forest Ave	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	West Chicago Education Service District 33	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 293-6010	443	36	12.3	49.9%	63 (14.2%)	6 (1.4%)	360 (81.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$22,501			$1,167			$21,334	39.1	41.2	1150	25
171135001359	1176	Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Darlington Ln	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-4231	622	47	13.1	47.1%	325 (52.3%)	14 (2.3%)	251 (40.4%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$13,463			$731			$12,732	39	36.2	1254	78
170855006869	1177	Big Timber Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 S Ridgecrest Dr	Hampshire	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(224) 584-5500	386	30	12.7	29.5%	209 (54.1%)	8 (2.1%)	121 (31.3%)	26 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.4%)	$17,237			$774			$16,463	39	51.6	908	269
170011405393	1178	South Central Elementary-Kinmundy	Public	PK, KG-5	810 E 1st St	Kinmundy	62854	Marion County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 547-7696	279	23	12	58.1%	276 (98.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,039			$1,440			$11,599	38.9	33.4	1311	133
170993000648	1179	Carnegie Elementary School	Public	K-8	1414 E 61st Pl	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0530	443	34	13.2	81.5%	3 (0.7%)	427 (96.4%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$22,104			$3,946			$18,158	38.9	48.9	979	200
172631005818	1180	Aux Sable	Public	K-4	1004 Misty Creek Dr	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 467-5301	627	39	16	25.7%	440 (70.2%)	27 (4.3%)	135 (21.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$13,337			$321			$13,016	38.9	50.7	937	243

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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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