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)
171542001853	441	Western Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Western Ave	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Flossmoor School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 647-7400	491	30	16.2	34.0%	118 (24.0%)	237 (48.3%)	80 (16.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.6%)	$16,332			$922			$15,410	76.8	80.8	363	78
172814005860	442	Spencer Crossing	Public	4-6	1711 Spencer Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 462-7997	505	28	18.2	4.6%	446 (88.3%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$11,020			$411			$10,609	76.8	82.9	320	122
171135001364	443	South Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Golf Rd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-1143	391	39	10	25.8%	298 (76.2%)	9 (2.3%)	61 (15.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$15,461			$838			$14,623	76.7	65	651	208
170011904408	444	Red Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	530 Red Oak Ln	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 765-3750	212	22	9.5	37.7%	78 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (50.5%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	$27,280			$702			$26,578	76.7	78.6	393	51
171024001248	445	Johnsonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	891 County Highway 16	Johnsonville	62850	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 673-3044	98	8	12.6	53.1%	98 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,732			$1,776			$7,956	76.7	65.4	637	192
173150003319	446	Shipman Elementary School	Public	3-4	211 Dora Reno White St	Shipman	62685	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 372-3813	169	12	14.4	38.5%	164 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,857			$1,946			$10,911	76.5	73.7	487	41
174169005210	447	Brookdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Redfield Rd	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-6800	463	31	15.1	24.0%	189 (40.8%)	68 (14.7%)	76 (16.4%)	97 (21.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$14,213			$1,040			$13,172	76.5	77.5	412	35
173174005750	448	Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Essington Rd	Bolingbrook	60490	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 609-3037	532	35	15.3	25.9%	249 (46.8%)	71 (13.3%)	72 (13.5%)	113 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	$13,478			$434			$13,044	76.5	76.3	444	4
170783004063	449	Prairie View Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	10N630 Nesler Rd	Elgin	60124	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 464-6014	724	40	18.3	14.4%	456 (63.0%)	19 (2.6%)	88 (12.2%)	128 (17.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.9%)	$13,864			$433			$13,432	76.4	65.9	626	177
171455001809	450	Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	9900 S Central Park Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 424-2444	300	22	13.5	17.3%	228 (76.0%)	21 (7.0%)	43 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$17,422			$921			$16,500	76.4	73.8	483	33

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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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