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)
171392001735	191	Tri-Valley Middle School	Public	4-8	505 E Washington St	Downs	61736	McLean County	Tri Valley CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 378-3414	457	32	14.1	9.2%	408 (89.3%)	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$20,271			$218			$20,053	89.9	87.4	223	32
173174000139	192	Walkers Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	24810 W 135th St	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 439-2885	624	40	15.5	21.5%	422 (67.6%)	37 (5.9%)	58 (9.3%)	81 (13.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$12,556			$541			$12,015	89.9	87.4	226	34
172862004347	193	Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Airport Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4417	502	30	16.5	14.7%	306 (61.0%)	32 (6.4%)	21 (4.2%)	110 (21.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$11,637			$839			$10,798	89.8	86.6	248	55
172190002464	194	Seth Paine Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Miller Rd	Hawthorn Woods	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 438-2163	489	33	14.6	29.0%	352 (72.0%)	6 (1.2%)	74 (15.1%)	35 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	$19,730			$487			$19,244	89.8	90.3	176	18
172685002870	195	Park View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6200 Lake St	Morton Grove	60053	Cook County	Morton Grove School District 70	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 965-6200	899	68	13.2	32.8%	352 (39.2%)	21 (2.3%)	160 (17.8%)	277 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	86 (9.6%)	$19,286			$722			$18,564	89.8	91.7	154	41
173042003162	196	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3805 Winston Dr	Hoffman Estates	60192	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 963-5400	394	31	12.5	12.7%	265 (67.3%)	9 (2.3%)	29 (7.4%)	66 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.6%)	$19,537			$751			$18,786	89.8	91	161	35
171083001322	197	Triopia Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	2206 Concord Arenzville Rd	Concord	62631	Morgan County	Triopia CUSD 27	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 457-2284	205	16	12.7	35.1%	198 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$10,313			$778			$9,536	89.7	77.5	413	216
174169001415	198	Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Stonebridge Blvd	Aurora	60502	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 375-3200	707	41	17.3	19.5%	164 (23.2%)	52 (7.4%)	116 (16.4%)	332 (47.0%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	$13,099			$1,161			$11,937	89.7	91.1	159	39
171198001438	199	Kipling Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Kipling Pl	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 948-5151	459	40	11.3		398 (86.7%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.7%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$19,985			$373			$19,612	89.5	93.8	110	89
170011902185	200	Braeside Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Pierce Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 765-3401	272	21	12.7		247 (90.8%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$25,359			$530			$24,829	89.5	91.5	156	44

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.