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)
170996001220	1441	Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 E 23rd St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 756-4150	215	19	11.3	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.8%)	190 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$19,582			$4,302			$15,281	28.7	36.9	1240	201
173879003945	1442	Thomasboro Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 N Phillips St	Thomasboro	61878	Champaign County	Thomasboro CCSD 130	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 643-3275	134	15	8.6	65.7%	103 (76.9%)	10 (7.5%)	8 (6.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.2%)	$18,060			$2,812			$15,248	28.7	23.2	1573	131
172862005321	1443	Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 W College Ave	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 557-4422	292	22	13.4	53.8%	173 (59.2%)	46 (15.8%)	46 (15.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	$15,855			$1,840			$14,014	28.7	36.1	1258	185
170993000691	1444	Deneen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7240 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3035	460	29	15.8	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	453 (98.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,316			$3,226			$16,091	28.7	14.5	1894	450
173297003413	1445	Americana Elementary School	Public	K-4	1629 President St	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Queen Bee School District 16	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 260-6135	425	32	13.3	51.5%	89 (20.9%)	18 (4.2%)	190 (44.7%)	109 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$18,094			$1,019			$17,075	28.6	45.5	1044	401
173441003535	1446	Ridgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9607 14th St W	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 793-5980	279	22	12.4	67.7%	161 (57.7%)	68 (24.4%)	16 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.8%)	$16,599			$1,767			$14,832	28.5	36.2	1255	191
170993006331	1447	Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5401 S Western Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 498-3355	743	60	12.3	84.5%	11 (1.5%)	207 (27.9%)	524 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,044			$2,007			$15,037	28.4	22.6	1587	140
173030003138	1448	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1110 W Main St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 434-1250	341	30	11.3	61.9%	228 (66.9%)	6 (1.8%)	80 (23.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	$14,350			$731			$13,619	28.4	38.6	1194	254
170010905369	1449	Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Harrison St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 723-6531	236	20	11.6	42.8%	210 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	$17,247			$1,582			$15,666	28.4	29.4	1413	36
170993000585	1450	Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center	Public	PK, KG-8	10354 S Charles St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2625	265	19	13.9	72.1%	7 (2.6%)	241 (90.9%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	$23,427			$4,688			$18,739	28.4	27.3	1467	17

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.