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)
170993001131	1831	Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School	Public	K-8	9510 S Prospect Ave	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2690	241	18	13.3	57.7%	0 (0.0%)	236 (97.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,955			$3,496			$20,459	15.4	24.9	1524	307
172472004254	1832	Mae Jemison School	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 W 177th St	Hazel Crest	60429	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 225-3636	376	23	16.7	93.1%	2 (0.5%)	333 (88.6%)	37 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,619			$2,967			$14,652	15.3	11.8	1975	143
170993001613	1833	Telpochcalli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2832 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1402	219	26	8.5	86.3%	13 (5.9%)	6 (2.7%)	199 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$24,953			$4,917			$20,036	15.3	21.7	1614	219
173499003664	1834	Indian Hill Elementary School	Public	1-5	1920 Lotus Dr	Round Lake Heights	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 270-9970	445	35	12.8	82.0%	68 (15.3%)	57 (12.8%)	301 (67.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$18,622			$1,294			$17,328	15.3	17.3	1779	55
171179001388	1835	Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-4	20 E Liberty Ln	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 444-3000	340	18	18.6	88.2%	59 (17.4%)	174 (51.2%)	41 (12.1%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (15.9%)	$20,821			$5,792			$15,029	15.3	21.2	1636	199
171695002008	1836	Longwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	441 N Longwood Dr	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 757-2100	330	21	16	64.5%	3 (0.9%)	252 (76.4%)	64 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$19,023			$2,241			$16,782	15.3	10.8	2014	178
170993001101	1837	Spencer Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	214 N Lavergne Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6150	391	33	11.8	83.4%	4 (1.0%)	364 (93.1%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$21,870			$4,583			$17,287	15.2	11.4	1988	151
171845002133	1838	Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-5	16000 Carse Ave	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 333-0440	184	14	13.6	70.1%	0 (0.0%)	32 (17.4%)	151 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,175			$2,477			$13,698	15.2	12	1969	131
170993000621	1839	Brown W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54 N Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7250	205	21	10	94.6%	3 (1.5%)	188 (91.7%)	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$29,223			$5,276			$23,947	15.2	11.5	1987	148
170993000773	1840	Fiske Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6020 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0990	343	30	11.4	84.8%	1 (0.3%)	322 (93.9%)	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,355			$3,723			$17,633	15.2	16.2	1826	14

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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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