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)
170993000610	51	Blaine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 W Grace St	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5750	643	48	13.3	12.9%	428 (66.6%)	17 (2.6%)	100 (15.6%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (9.0%)	$19,845			$2,561			$17,284	96.8	95.5	74	23
173822003912	52	Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	1-4	20912 S Frankfort Square Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 469-0564	326	28	11.6	23.0%	220 (67.5%)	46 (14.1%)	37 (11.3%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$16,935			$267			$16,668	96.8	92.5	135	83
170993000581	53	Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 N Hoyne Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5470	577	44	13.1	11.6%	389 (67.4%)	10 (1.7%)	101 (17.5%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	$18,400			$2,707			$15,693	96.7	90.3	175	122
172163002428	54	Spring Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	1001 S Spring Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 482-2710	319	23	13.9	6.0%	257 (80.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	$19,010			$878			$18,132	96.7	89.6	191	137
172771002938	55	Naper Elementary School	Public	K-4	39 S Eagle St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 420-6345	249	18	13.4	16.1%	161 (64.7%)	12 (4.8%)	29 (11.6%)	31 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	$18,804			$251			$18,553	96.7	87.5	220	165
171570001880	56	Chelsea Elementary School	Public	3-5	22265 S 80th Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 469-2309	882	55	15.9		663 (75.2%)	68 (7.7%)	73 (8.3%)	25 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	$12,495			$474			$12,021	96.7	96.5	53	3
172097002378	57	The Joseph Sears School	Public	PK, KG-8	542 Abbotsford Rd	Kenilworth	60043	Cook County	Kenilworth School District 38	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 853-3803	471	50	9.4		392 (83.2%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.0%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.0%)	$32,041			$708			$31,333	96.6	97.9	26	31
172442002651	58	Willowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Happy Hollow Rd	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 400-8803	342	32	10.7		193 (56.4%)	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.4%)	101 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (5.8%)	$25,692			$441			$25,251	96.6	97.3	35	23
171686005280	59	West School	Public	3-4	1010 Forestway Dr	Glencoe	60022	Cook County	Glencoe School District 35	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 835-6600	257	19	13.3		211 (82.1%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.2%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$25,174			$233			$24,941	96.6	95.7	69	10
172309000103	60	Half Day School	Public	3-5	239 Olde Half Day Rd	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 634-6463	605	46	13		254 (42.0%)	6 (1.0%)	15 (2.5%)	305 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	$18,736			$286			$18,450	96.6	96.8	49	11

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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.