Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
170993006510	1651	KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	5515 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 938-8565	851	82	10.3	94.4%	2 (0.2%)	820 (96.4%)	22 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$21,341			$2,013			$19,327	21.1	21.4	1627	24
170993001210	1652	Clark G R Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1045 S Monitor Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6225	155	19	8.3	81.3%	7 (4.5%)	85 (54.8%)	55 (35.5%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	$27,311			$4,098			$23,212	21.1	29.2	1417	235
170993001183	1653	Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8324 S Racine Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-8250	233	15	16	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	230 (98.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,188			$4,246			$22,942	21.1	26.2	1491	162
170993000844	1654	Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4250 N Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5060	454	35	13.1	88.5%	31 (6.8%)	16 (3.5%)	379 (83.5%)	13 (2.9%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$19,139			$3,417			$15,723	20.9	28.1	1442	212
171824002109	1655	Windsor Elementary School	Public	1-6	935 Windsor Rd	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 654-4507	365	28	13.2	73.7%	246 (67.4%)	21 (5.8%)	58 (15.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.3%)	$19,065			$2,970			$16,094	20.9	27	1473	182
171242001490	1656	Diekman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15121 Dorchester Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 841-3838	318	18	17.6	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	297 (93.4%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,491			$2,463			$18,028	20.9	14.7	1883	227
171185004424	1657	Robertson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2240 E Geddes Ave	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 428-7072	329	7	47	68.1%	7 (2.1%)	300 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$18,507			$1,264			$17,243	20.9	17	1791	134
170786000400	1658	Burnham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13945 S Green Bay Ave	Burnham	60633	Cook County	Burnham School District 154-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 862-8636	170	12	14.4	93.5%	8 (4.7%)	66 (38.8%)	89 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$21,759			$2,879			$18,880	20.9	16.2	1827	169
170810000425	1659	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	410 157th St	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Lincoln Education Service District 156	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 862-6620	772	49	15.7	99.0%	18 (2.3%)	439 (56.9%)	309 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$19,681			$2,720			$16,961	20.9	22	1607	52
170993006482	1660	Acero Charter - Octavio Paz Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	2651 W 23rd St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 890-1054	173	19	9.1		2 (1.2%)	9 (5.2%)	161 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$44,133			$2,138			$41,995	20.8	10.8	2016	356

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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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Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.