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)
171020001242	1301	Sherlock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5347 W 22nd Pl	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 652-8885	580	33	17.6	66.4%	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	566 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,790			$2,026			$13,764	33.4	27.9	1451	150
172661004379	1302	White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Dupont Ave	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Morris School District 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 942-0047	745	53	14.1	52.8%	495 (66.4%)	18 (2.4%)	202 (27.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	$15,213			$1,174			$14,039	33.4	43.6	1099	203
171824002106	1303	Loves Park Elementary School	Public	1-6	344 Grand Ave	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 654-4501	369	29	12.8	79.9%	208 (56.4%)	66 (17.9%)	53 (14.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.5%)	$17,168			$3,037			$14,131	33.4	38.1	1206	97
173174003337	1304	Grand Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	3100 Caton Farm Rd	Joliet	60431	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 436-7000	538	39	13.7	46.8%	228 (42.4%)	69 (12.8%)	195 (36.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	$14,230			$916			$13,314	33.4	42.3	1128	176
170993000987	1305	Neil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8555 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3000	249	25	9.9	88.0%	1 (0.4%)	239 (96.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$35,044			$4,810			$30,234	33.3	18.4	1742	437
171317001560	1306	Bowlesburg Elementary School	Public	K-4	2221 10th St	Silvis	61282	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 792-2947	311	23	13.5	98.4%	121 (38.9%)	87 (28.0%)	75 (24.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	$16,293			$3,298			$12,995	33.3	21.6	1622	316
171780005712	1307	River Trail School	Public	K-8	333 N Oplaine Rd	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Gurnee School District 56	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 249-6253	466	41	11.4	50.6%	89 (19.1%)	74 (15.9%)	255 (54.7%)	19 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	$17,562			$739			$16,824	33.3	31.7	1353	46
170993006495	1308	Univ of Chicago Charter-Donoghue	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	707 E 37th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 285-5301	499	26	19.1	86.2%	1 (0.2%)	478 (95.8%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,963			$1,754			$18,208	33.1	20.8	1650	342
170855000490	1309	Lake in the Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	519 Willow St	Lake in the Hills	60156	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 532-6900	495	33	15	58.0%	276 (55.8%)	12 (2.4%)	181 (36.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$15,091			$1,238			$13,853	33.1	34.2	1300	9
171129001353	1310	LaSalle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 N Highland St	Creve Coeur	61610	Tazewell County	Creve Coeur School District 76	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 698-3605	276	22	12.5	73.9%	225 (81.5%)	16 (5.8%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.1%)	$14,829			$1,761			$13,068	33.1	18.6	1729	419

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.