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)
171588001896	1181	Sheridan Elementary School	Public	K-4	115 E Si Johnson Ave	Sheridan	60551	LaSalle County	Serena CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 496-2002	157	13	11.7	38.9%	134 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.2%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$17,595			$1,973			$15,622	38.8	46.7	1019	162
170996001227	1182	Washington-McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	25 W 16th Pl	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 756-4843	274	24	11.4	98.9%	9 (3.3%)	76 (27.7%)	188 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,056			$4,302			$16,755	38.7	26.6	1482	300
170143506608	1183	Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 883-5013	406	26	15.4	54.7%	102 (25.1%)	55 (13.5%)	176 (43.3%)	47 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	$17,225			$1,282			$15,943	38.7	49.5	957	226
170993001117	1184	Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4320 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6730	201	19	10.5	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	200 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,154			$4,880			$25,275	38.6	36.2	1257	73
173681003790	1185	Luther Burbank Elementary School	Public	K-5	8235 Linder Ave	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 499-0838	443	31	14.1	70.4%	132 (29.8%)	5 (1.1%)	271 (61.2%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$16,240			$1,072			$15,168	38.6	41.4	1145	40
170993004016	1186	Colemon J Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1441 W 119th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3975	193	18	10.7	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	182 (94.3%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,426			$4,819			$22,607	38.6	30.9	1379	193
170993001001	1187	Armour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	950 W 33rd Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4530	246	27	9.1	82.9%	20 (8.1%)	29 (11.8%)	177 (72.0%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	$25,970			$4,695			$21,275	38.6	42.8	1114	73
170993006471	1188	LEARN Charter - Butler	Public, Charter	K-8	1132 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 722-0200	515	3	171.6	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	486 (94.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$21,293			$3,530			$17,762	38.5	23.3	1570	382
173672001600	1189	McKinley Elementary School	Public	4-5	850 E 170th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	South Holland School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 339-8500	180	9	20	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	161 (89.4%)	17 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$17,119			$1,368			$15,751	38.5	34	1305	116
170744004556	1190	Brownstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	460 W South St	Brownstown	62418	Fayette County	Brownstown CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 427-3368	256	21	12.4	57.4%	244 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$9,642			$2,061			$7,581	38.4	35.8	1268	78

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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.