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)
173435003522	1071	Merrill Elementary School	Public	3-5	600 4th Ave	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Rock Falls Education Service District 13	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 625-4634	246	21	11.9	76.8%	141 (57.3%)	5 (2.0%)	87 (35.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$11,791			$1,471			$10,320	44	37.4	1227	156
170591000269	1072	W A Johnson School	Public	K-5	252 Ridgewood Ave	Bensenville	60106	DuPage County	Bensenville School District 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 766-2605	618	58	10.7	62.8%	129 (20.9%)	11 (1.8%)	444 (71.8%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$19,150			$2,118			$17,033	43.9	32.6	1330	258
172202002471	1073	Reavis Elementary School	Public	K-5	17121 Roy St	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Lansing School District 158	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 474-8523	377	26	14.5	20.7%	20 (5.3%)	230 (61.0%)	93 (24.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	$17,008			$1,109			$15,898	43.8	31.5	1360	287
170993000858	1074	Holden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1104 W 31st St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7200	393	35	11.2	79.4%	69 (17.6%)	44 (11.2%)	207 (52.7%)	64 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$18,524			$3,264			$15,259	43.7	50.2	941	133
174008004865	1075	Valmeyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Cedar Bluff Dr	Valmeyer	62295	Monroe County	Valmeyer CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 935-2100	151	13	11.3	28.5%	148 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,312			$758			$13,554	43.7	37.3	1229	154
174338004342	1076	Worthwoods Elementary School	Public	K-5	11000 S Oketo Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 448-2802	286	19	14.8	72.0%	182 (63.6%)	10 (3.5%)	78 (27.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$16,256			$1,202			$15,055	43.7	32.6	1327	251
172870003011	1077	Capron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 N Wooster St	Capron	61012	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 569-2314	172	15	11.5	48.3%	96 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (37.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$17,148			$1,763			$15,385	43.6	35.1	1282	205
171086001325	1078	Cornell Elementary School	Public	K-8	300 N 7th St	Cornell	61319	Livingston County	Cornell CCSD 426	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 358-2216	95	12	8.2	29.5%	91 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,342			$3,292			$16,050	43.6	22.1	1605	527
171337001629	1079	Chrisman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 N Pennsylvania St	Chrisman	61924	Edgar County	Edgar County CUD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 269-2022	129	10	12.2	34.1%	122 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$16,003			$3,076			$12,927	43.6	37.3	1231	152
172028002286	1080	Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 Masters St	Murrayville	62668	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 882-3121	125	13	9.4	47.2%	98 (78.4%)	5 (4.0%)	5 (4.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.8%)	$18,889			$1,681			$17,209	43.5	53.8	862	218

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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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