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)
172038002303	721	Newton Elementary School	Public	1-6	101 Maxwell St	Newton	62448	Jasper County	Jasper County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 783-8464	482	34	14.3	45.4%	461 (95.6%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,364			$875			$11,489	60.8	58.9	766	45
171590001897	722	Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	718 E Illinois St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 232-0480	223	22	10.1	68.2%	79 (35.4%)	53 (23.8%)	42 (18.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (20.2%)	$18,667			$3,732			$14,935	60.8	73.8	481	241
173042003144	723	Central Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3800 Central Rd	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 963-5100	388	39	10	36.1%	187 (48.2%)	11 (2.8%)	105 (27.1%)	56 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$17,438			$798			$16,640	60.7	69.4	575	148
170010605363	724	Heritage JH and Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	512 W 1st St	Homer	61849	Champaign County	Heritage CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 896-2421	259	23	11.4	44.4%	225 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	$16,669			$1,137			$15,532	60.6	63.5	680	44
172406002626	725	Lincoln Trail Elementary School	Public	3-5	102 E State St	Mahomet	61853	Champaign County	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 586-2811	789	40	19.7	23.8%	666 (84.4%)	14 (1.8%)	38 (4.8%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.5%)	$9,743			$488			$9,255	60.6	64.3	666	59
171098004583	726	Coulterville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W Grant St	Coulterville	62237	Randolph County	Coulterville Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 758-2881	83	9	9	69.9%	73 (88.0%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	$14,272			$1,939			$12,333	60.3	44.6	1068	342
170993000777	727	Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center	Public	K-8	225 W Evergreen Ave	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-8510	359	28	13	50.1%	88 (24.5%)	192 (53.5%)	48 (13.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$18,797			$2,921			$15,876	60.2	71.1	540	187
172862002995	728	Carlock Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 W Washington St	Carlock	61725	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4412	115	9	13.1	36.5%	97 (84.3%)	3 (2.6%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	$14,676			$827			$13,849	60.2	49	974	246
171371001677	729	Glenbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Garden Cir	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 213-5555	440	29	15.3	53.0%	119 (27.0%)	33 (7.5%)	224 (50.9%)	47 (10.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	$14,135			$1,297			$12,838	60.2	57.8	779	50
170012506750	730	Bureau Valley Elementary and JH	Public	3-8	9080 2125 North Ave	Manlius	61338	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 445-2121	321	31	10.5	54.2%	284 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$14,909			$495			$14,415	60.2	66.4	621	109

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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.