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)
173022003124	541	Liberty Elementary School	Public	3-5	8801 W 151st St	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 364-3805	595	39	15.2		432 (72.6%)	18 (3.0%)	107 (18.0%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$16,703			$522			$16,181	70.7	73.9	479	62
174396005920	542	Bristol Bay Elementary School	Public	K-6	427 Bristol Bay Dr	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 553-5121	628	40	15.5	28.5%	331 (52.7%)	63 (10.0%)	183 (29.1%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	$14,161			$532			$13,628	70.6	64.8	655	113
170447005624	543	Cantrall Intermediate School	Public	4-6	155 Claypool St	Cantrall	62625	Sangamon County	Athens CUSD 213	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 487-9082	210	14	15.5	36.7%	188 (89.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	$11,874			$79			$11,794	70.5	75.8	452	91
170561000237	544	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 W Cleveland Ave	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 233-1608	272	18	15.1	62.9%	120 (44.1%)	105 (38.6%)	20 (7.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	$18,612			$2,644			$15,967	70.5	56.6	810	266
171549001869	545	Forreston Grade School	Public	1-5	601 E Main St	Forreston	61030	Ogle County	Forrestville Valley CUSD 221	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 938-2301	252	20	12.9	52.4%	223 (88.5%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	$13,293			$378			$12,914	70.3	69	582	37
173819003908	546	Summersville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1118 Fairfield Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Summersville School District 79	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 244-8079	264	23	11.3	42.4%	233 (88.3%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.4%)	$11,938			$1,317			$10,620	70.2	80.4	367	179
171704002015	547	Willow Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	2901 Jackson Dr	Woodridge	60517	DuPage County	Woodridge School District 68	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 795-6600	331	24	13.5	39.6%	171 (51.7%)	29 (8.8%)	87 (26.3%)	26 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$19,273			$655			$18,618	70.2	62.2	705	158
173296004807	548	Putnam County Elementary School	Public	3-5	326 S 5th St	Hennepin	61327	Putnam County	Putnam County CUSD 535	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 882-2800	156	14	11.5	32.7%	133 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$17,264			$1,815			$15,449	70.1	67.1	611	63
171540006376	549	Flora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Emory St	Flora	62839	Clay County	Flora CUSD 35	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 662-2014	663	48	13.8	54.9%	604 (91.1%)	7 (1.1%)	34 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$10,643			$1,236			$9,406	70.1	62.4	700	151
171857005172	550	Hawthorn Elementary School South	Public	1-5	430 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 990-4800	517	46	11.2	29.4%	167 (32.3%)	34 (6.6%)	73 (14.1%)	211 (40.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$17,537			$336			$17,201	70	75.1	464	86

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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.