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)
170009904504	251	Thomas Metcalf School	Public	PK, KG-8	ISU Campus Box 7000	Normal	61790	McLean County	ISU Laboratory Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 438-7621	449	49	9.1	8.2%	320 (71.3%)	14 (3.1%)	45 (10.0%)	38 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)								86	88.9	201	50
173474003640	252	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-6	375 Arizona Blvd	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-5700	471	32	14.6		149 (31.6%)	17 (3.6%)	73 (15.5%)	217 (46.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$15,368			$618			$14,750	85.9	92.2	138	114
171446001788	253	Dewey Elementary School	Public	K-5	1551 Wesley Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 859-8141	333	31	10.6	28.5%	143 (42.9%)	51 (15.3%)	76 (22.8%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.9%)	$27,615			$74			$27,541	85.9	88.5	204	49
173252003380	254	Prairie Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3223 IL Route 176	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Prairie Grove Central School District 46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-3023	533	43	12.3	22.0%	449 (84.2%)	8 (1.5%)	44 (8.3%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$17,529			$425			$17,104	85.9	81.9	340	86
172320006747	255	Lisle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Westview Ln	Lisle	60532	DuPage County	Lisle CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 493-8100	777	49	15.7	26.4%	456 (58.7%)	64 (8.2%)	165 (21.2%)	38 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.9%)	$17,956			$788			$17,168	85.9	82.8	322	67
173474003650	256	Michael Collins Elementary School	Public	K-6	407 Summit Dr	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-6100	768	54	14.2		414 (53.9%)	7 (0.9%)	68 (8.9%)	249 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$14,746			$767			$13,979	85.8	85.8	257	1
173084003215	257	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 S Fairview Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 318-4235	683	52	13.1		550 (80.5%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (9.7%)	27 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)	$17,302			$350			$16,952	85.8	85.8	259	2
172771002929	258	Beebe Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 E 11th Ave	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 420-6332	637	45	14.1	22.4%	293 (46.0%)	39 (6.1%)	141 (22.1%)	122 (19.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)	$16,206			$450			$15,756	85.7	86.9	240	18
174296004310	259	Wolf Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	125 Huntwood Rd	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	Wolf Branch School District 113	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 277-2100	452	32	14.3	20.6%	288 (63.7%)	85 (18.8%)	25 (5.5%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	$12,162			$886			$11,277	85.7	69.8	567	308
171857003707	260	Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 990-4300	318	33	9.5	26.4%	172 (54.1%)	11 (3.5%)	49 (15.4%)	69 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$18,493			$519			$17,975	85.7	76	450	190

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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.