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)
170993000867	1801	Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	749 S Oakley Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7295	272	22	12.2	86.0%	13 (4.8%)	222 (81.6%)	31 (11.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$22,903			$3,667			$19,237	16.2	12.7	1945	144
170993001054	1802	Reilly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3650 W School St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5250	528	41	12.8	75.9%	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	494 (93.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,635			$3,369			$16,265	16.1	16.6	1805	3
170993000441	1803	Jordan Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	7414 N Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2220	510	42	12.2	91.2%	43 (8.4%)	124 (24.3%)	277 (54.3%)	46 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.9%)	$21,251			$3,745			$17,506	16.1	14	1909	106
170993000824	1804	Hammond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2819 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4580	227	27	8.4	95.6%	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.6%)	199 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$25,035			$4,198			$20,837	16.1	27	1474	330
171860002156	1805	Jesse C White Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16910 S Western Ave	Hazel Crest	60429	Cook County	Hazel Crest School District 152-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 825-2190	432	29	14.8	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	384 (88.9%)	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$22,472			$6,708			$15,764	16.1	15.7	1840	35
170813000426	1806	Burr Oak Elementary School	Public	3-5	1440 W 125th St	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 388-8010	294	11	26.7	39.8%	0 (0.0%)	212 (72.1%)	76 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$16,830			$2,603			$14,227	16.1	18.9	1718	88
170993001120	1807	Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9912 S Avenue H	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6240	325	29	11.4	89.5%	29 (8.9%)	33 (10.2%)	262 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,830			$3,441			$19,390	16.1	18.9	1719	88
171034004575	1808	Clay City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	607 South Walnut S. E.	Clay City	62824	Clay County	Clay City CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 676-1431	106	9	12.2	57.5%	101 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	$18,276			$2,896			$15,381	16	21.4	1630	178
171179005274	1809	Mark Denman Elementary School	Public	K-4	930 Colfax Dr	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 444-3200	583	33	17.9	95.0%	148 (25.4%)	302 (51.8%)	57 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.5%)	$21,727			$5,897			$15,830	16	19.9	1687	122
170993001135	1810	Lavizzo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	138 W 109th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5300	334	25	13.4	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	323 (96.7%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,128			$4,238			$16,891	16	13.3	1932	122

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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.