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)
172058002346	1281	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2651 Glenwood Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 725-0262	381	26	14.4	97.4%	32 (8.4%)	68 (17.8%)	258 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$16,851			$1,888			$14,963	34.3	21.1	1640	359
171314000063	1282	Apollo Elementary School	Public	K-5	10100 Dee Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 827-6231	497	44	11.1	71.0%	103 (20.7%)	40 (8.0%)	105 (21.1%)	190 (38.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.7%)	$18,451			$1,373			$17,077	34.3	42.2	1129	153
172934003072	1283	Lake Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	310 Teeter St	Oakland	61943	Coles County	Oakland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 346-2166	185	16	11.4	49.2%	182 (98.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,299			$32			$13,267	34.2	25.4	1515	232
170993001214	1284	Lee Elementary School	Public	K-8	6448 S Tripp Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2255	628	42	14.9	88.7%	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	614 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,106			$3,594			$15,512	34.2	35.1	1281	3
170993001039	1285	Portage Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5330 W Berteau Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3576	834	59	14.1	70.1%	229 (27.5%)	27 (3.2%)	523 (62.7%)	14 (1.7%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	26 (3.1%)	$18,449			$2,398			$16,051	34.2	34	1304	19
173657004429	1286	James R Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	320 S Maple St	Somonauk	60552	DeKalb County	Somonauk CUSD 432	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 498-2338	279	24	11.8	43.0%	236 (84.6%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (11.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$15,250			$920			$14,330	34.1	46.8	1017	269
170993000635	1287	Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	650 E 91st Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3300	308	27	11.4	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	302 (98.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,450			$3,525			$22,925	34	21.8	1613	326
172511002743	1288	Melrose Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1715 W Lake St	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 450-2042	629	43	14.8	39.7%	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.7%)	420 (66.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (28.0%)	$19,207			$1,303			$17,904	34	21.5	1624	336
170993000725	1289	Dore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7134 W 65Th St	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2080	720	53	13.5	52.4%	149 (20.7%)	16 (2.2%)	538 (74.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	$20,062			$2,780			$17,283	34	41.9	1137	152
170993001119	1290	Swift Elementary Specialty School	Public	PK, KG-8	5900 N Winthrop Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2695	532	42	12.6	82.3%	87 (16.4%)	130 (24.4%)	157 (29.5%)	137 (25.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$19,327			$3,182			$16,144	33.9	35.8	1265	25

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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.