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)
173708003824	1291	Hazel Dell Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 W Lake Shore Dr	Springfield	62712	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3223	122	13	9.4	61.5%	42 (34.4%)	65 (53.3%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.8%)	$27,472			$3,993			$23,479	33.8	21.3	1632	341
171836002120	1292	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6809 McCullom Lake Rd	Wonder Lake	60097	McHenry County	Harrison School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 653-2311	402	32	12.5	57.7%	281 (69.9%)	5 (1.2%)	94 (23.4%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	$17,937			$705			$17,232	33.8	26.6	1483	191
170993000759	1293	Falconer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3020 N Lamon Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3560	896	69	13	92.5%	24 (2.7%)	13 (1.5%)	846 (94.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$18,117			$2,924			$15,192	33.7	32.4	1333	40
170993005935	1294	Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5608 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 945-5025	514	32	16	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	503 (97.9%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,808			$2,014			$21,795	33.7	19.9	1688	394
171371001687	1295	Laurel Hill Elementary School	Public	K-6	1750 Laurel Ave	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 213-5580	429	25	17.1	63.9%	37 (8.6%)	6 (1.4%)	355 (82.8%)	16 (3.7%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$15,790			$2,629			$13,161	33.5	29.3	1415	120
171377001713	1296	Adm Richard E Byrd Elementary School	Public	K-5	265 Wellington Ave	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4388	314	26	11.8	77.7%	60 (19.1%)	5 (1.6%)	236 (75.2%)	7 (2.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$19,141			$1,152			$17,989	33.5	32.1	1343	47
170011006401	1297	LEARN 10 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1811 Morrow Ave	North Chicago	60064	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 693-5021	282	20	14.1	67.0%	24 (8.5%)	95 (33.7%)	147 (52.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$16,929			$857			$16,072	33.5	24.8	1526	229
172392002605	1298	Edison Elementary School	Public	3-5	521 S Pearl St	Macomb	61455	McDonough County	Macomb CUSD 185	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 837-3993	432	33	13	51.6%	304 (70.4%)	55 (12.7%)	20 (4.6%)	15 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$15,159			$1,306			$13,853	33.4	40	1173	125
171212001467	1299	Orchard Place Elementary School	Public	K-5	2727 Maple St	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1255	253	30	8.4	62.1%	57 (22.5%)	6 (2.4%)	172 (68.0%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	$23,804			$1,388			$22,417	33.4	25.6	1510	211
172235002503	1300	Paw Paw Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 Chapman St	Paw Paw	61353	Lee County	Paw Paw CUSD 271	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 627-2841	80	9	9.1	40.0%	65 (81.3%)	3 (3.8%)	9 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$21,008			$2,570			$18,438	33.4			(n/a)

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.