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)
171578001886	611	North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 Gage Ave	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 678-7962	199	17	11.7	58.8%	61 (30.7%)	1 (0.5%)	124 (62.3%)	11 (5.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,928			$700			$18,228	66.8	72	523	88
171371004792	612	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1375 W Bartlett Rd	Bartlett	60103	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 540-7680	411	35	11.8	30.4%	162 (39.4%)	13 (3.2%)	114 (27.7%)	106 (25.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$17,848			$1,692			$16,156	66.8	72.3	513	99
171110004587	613	Crab Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19189 Bailey St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Crab Orchard CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 982-2181	339	21	16.1	23.0%	328 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$10,338			$940			$9,398	66.8	66.4	618	5
170426000120	614	Arthur Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	126 E Lincoln St	Arthur	61911	Douglas County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 543-2109	288	23	12.5	52.1%	235 (81.6%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,445			$2,914			$10,531	66.7	59.1	761	147
173123003269	615	Kellar Primary School	Public	K-4	6413 N Mount Hawley Rd	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 693-4439	360	22	16.3	48.3%	169 (46.9%)	111 (30.8%)	37 (10.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	$13,795			$1,898			$11,896	66.7	67.7	603	12
170993001059	616	Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7345 N Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2125	700	57	12.2	65.9%	126 (18.0%)	134 (19.1%)	238 (34.0%)	165 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.1%)	$18,744			$2,813			$15,932	66.6	56.6	809	193
171329003418	617	Richland County Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 N Holly Rd	Olney	62450	Richland County	Richland County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 395-8540	1,101	62	17.8	60.7%	1,014 (92.1%)	11 (1.0%)	24 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	$11,902			$2,409			$9,493	66.6	44.4	1077	460
173471003630	618	Spring Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Pinecroft Dr	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Roselle School District 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 529-1883	458	35	13	26.0%	348 (76.0%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (15.1%)	24 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$15,244			$559			$14,685	66.5	71.1	539	79
174119004120	619	Wauconda Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Osage St	Wauconda	60084	Lake County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 526-6671	453	43	10.5	43.3%	217 (47.9%)	2 (0.4%)	212 (46.8%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$23,623			$722			$22,901	66.5	52.3	893	274
173609003739	620	Moulton Elementary School	Public	4-8	1101 W North 6th St	Shelbyville	62565	Shelby County	Shelbyville CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 774-2169	429	33	12.9	43.8%	399 (93.0%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$11,148			$1,466			$9,682	66.4	70.5	553	67

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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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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.