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)
171578001889	671	Passow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2838 Calwagner St	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 455-6781	426	33	13.1	67.1%	100 (23.5%)	4 (0.9%)	309 (72.5%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$17,650			$700			$16,951	63.3	75.2	461	210
173537004741	672	Herman E Dummer	Public	4-5	422 S Wells St	Sandwich	60548	DeKalb County	Sandwich CUSD 430	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 786-8498	257	22	11.9	42.4%	195 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (20.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$16,852			$1,354			$15,498	63.2	60.7	733	61
171212001461	673	Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1526 E Thacker St	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1575	308	27	11.4	33.4%	168 (54.5%)	12 (3.9%)	81 (26.3%)	31 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$23,394			$1,329			$22,065	63.2	68.5	590	83
170033005767	674	Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary	Public	K-4	106 N Vine St	Royal	61871	Champaign County	Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 583-3300	99	6	17.9	6.1%	97 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$10,862			$443			$10,420	63.1	97	40	634
170609000291	675	Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Clinton Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 795-2334	435	32	13.8	71.7%	66 (15.2%)	21 (4.8%)	331 (76.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$16,769			$1,344			$15,424	63.1	49.4	962	287
170993001009	676	Onahan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6634 W Raven St	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1180	670	45	14.8	32.8%	407 (60.7%)	16 (2.4%)	195 (29.1%)	22 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$17,978			$2,472			$15,506	63	67.8	600	76
174396005819	677	Grande Reserve Elementary School	Public	K-6	3142 Grande Trl	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 553-5513	645	42	15.4	22.9%	422 (65.4%)	48 (7.4%)	126 (19.5%)	26 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	$13,624			$486			$13,138	63	73.8	486	191
170855000481	678	Dundee Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	407 S 5th St	West Dundee	60118	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 484-4700	385	26	14.7	42.9%	197 (51.2%)	22 (5.7%)	130 (33.8%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$16,394			$985			$15,409	63	65.6	631	47
173174003792	679	River View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2097 S Bronk Rd	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 439-4840	567	41	13.8	44.3%	302 (53.3%)	57 (10.1%)	163 (28.7%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$14,390			$853			$13,537	63	65.2	648	31
173597003732	680	Indian Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 W Cherokee Ave	Shabbona	60550	DeKalb County	Indian Creek CUSD 425	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 824-2122	249	27	9.2	24.5%	212 (85.1%)	3 (1.2%)	26 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$15,264			$503			$14,761	62.9	67.7	604	76

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.