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)
171332005866	1431	Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence	Public	K-8	3939 Caseyville Ave	East Saint Louis	62204	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 646-3930	477	34	14	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	474 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$23,439			$5,982			$17,457	28.8	34.8	1288	143
170579000261	1432	Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	633 W Perry St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 544-9274	292	16	18.2	79.8%	122 (41.8%)	18 (6.2%)	135 (46.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$17,508			$15,141			$2,367	28.8	23.8	1552	120
171377001723	1433	Rupley Elementary School	Public	K-5	305 Oakton St	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4353	272	35	7.8	82.0%	55 (20.2%)	8 (2.9%)	185 (68.0%)	5 (1.8%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$18,551			$1,110			$17,442	28.8	23.8	1553	120
171455001806	1434	Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9058 S California Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 422-6501	315	25	12.5	54.3%	32 (10.2%)	114 (36.2%)	150 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$17,440			$921			$16,519	28.8	32.6	1329	105
170993000752	1435	Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3600 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6660	312	31	10	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	307 (98.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,030			$4,090			$19,940	28.8	22.9	1579	144
171020001240	1436	Goodwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2625 S Austin Blvd	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 652-5500	489	38	12.8	74.8%	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	479 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,896			$3,052			$18,843	28.8	20.7	1657	221
171020001243	1437	T Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	3-6	1500 S 50th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 652-7833	468	33	14.1	76.9%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	458 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,065			$2,132			$16,933	28.8	24.2	1543	106
173708003847	1438	Wilcox Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Hastings Rd	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3281	256	19	13.8	65.6%	98 (38.3%)	106 (41.4%)	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.5%)	$21,504			$4,098			$17,406	28.8	26.2	1492	54
173708003819	1439	Enos Elementary School	Public	K-5	524 W Elliott Ave	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3208	241	20	12.3	71.8%	63 (26.1%)	138 (57.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.1%)	$24,390			$4,283			$20,107	28.7	34.8	1289	150
170993000734	1440	Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10845 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5517	198	18	11	86.4%	0 (0.0%)	196 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$26,466			$5,191			$21,274	28.7	41.9	1140	300

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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.