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)
171371001669	931	Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-6	770 Mill St	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 888-7045	593	28	20.8	33.2%	263 (44.4%)	37 (6.2%)	220 (37.1%)	46 (7.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$14,627			$2,148			$12,479	50.3	43	1112	181
171371001697	932	Ontarioville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Elm Ave	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 213-5590	406	25	16.2	70.9%	19 (4.7%)	19 (4.7%)	339 (83.5%)	18 (4.4%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,971			$2,132			$13,839	50.3	43.1	1108	176
170033005768	933	Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary	Public	K-6	304 N Market St	Ogden	61859	Champaign County	Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 582-2725	135	13	10.6	15.6%	125 (92.6%)	3 (2.2%)	5 (3.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$12,328			$569			$11,759	50.2	54.7	849	84
173633003754	934	Signal Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Signal Hill Pl	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Signal Hill School District 181	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 397-0325	286	37	7.7	65.4%	102 (35.7%)	137 (47.9%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.9%)	$19,707			$3,985			$15,722	50.2	38.3	1201	267
171065001288	935	Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	108 W Church St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 346-6301	339	29	11.8	70.2%	185 (54.6%)	69 (20.4%)	54 (15.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	$17,120			$3,208			$13,912	50.1	30	1395	460
174065004086	936	Waltonville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	802 W Knob St	Waltonville	62894	Jefferson County	Waltonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 279-7221	202	18	11.4	48.5%	194 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$16,067			$1,497			$14,570	50.1	53.7	865	71
170993006108	937	West Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6700 N Whipple St	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-8250	627	45	13.9	88.4%	175 (27.9%)	99 (15.8%)	150 (23.9%)	189 (30.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$19,153			$2,737			$16,416	50.1	40.9	1151	214
172487002697	938	North Elementary School	Public	3-6	1001 N 6th St	Marshall	62441	Clark County	Marshall CUSD 2C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 826-2355	363	27	13.2	44.6%	339 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$11,074			$1,666			$9,408	50	57.8	778	160
170001405225	939	Goreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 S Ferne Clyffe Rd	Goreville	62939	Johnson County	Goreville CUD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 995-2142	473	25	18.9	37.8%	462 (97.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,241			$603			$11,638	50	57.5	788	151
170993000617	940	Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2723 N Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-4100	727	52	14.1	40.0%	274 (37.7%)	34 (4.7%)	342 (47.0%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.4%)	$16,818			$2,365			$14,453	49.9	52.5	890	50

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.