Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
173300005055	1151	Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Harrison Street	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 222-2530	500	40	12.5	59.2%	399 (79.8%)	22 (4.4%)	17 (3.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.4%)	$14,028			$3,192			$10,836	40.1	44.1	1083	68
170993006328	1152	Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	8401 S Saginaw Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 503-3040	524	36	14.5	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	472 (90.1%)	49 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,162			$1,643			$16,518	39.8	32.5	1332	180
172043002308	1153	Grafton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 Grafton Hills Dr	Grafton	62037	Jersey County	Jersey CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 786-3388	174	7	24	47.7%	159 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$11,872			$1,577			$10,295	39.8	58.9	764	389
174179004184	1154	Westchester Intermediate School	Public	3-5	10900 Canterbury St	Westchester	60154	Cook County	Westchester School District 92-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 450-2700	333	25	13.5	47.4%	82 (24.6%)	90 (27.0%)	142 (42.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$15,283			$804			$14,479	39.8	38.9	1187	33
172919003051	1155	J Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9130 S 52nd Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 423-1530	487	34	14.4	57.1%	181 (37.2%)	21 (4.3%)	266 (54.6%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$15,138			$1,307			$13,831	39.8	40.9	1153	2
170828000439	1156	Eastview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1490 E Myrtle St	Canton	61520	Fulton County	Canton Union School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 647-0136	265	24	11	53.2%	241 (90.9%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$15,674			$714			$14,960	39.8	38.4	1195	39
173228003371	1157	Pope County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	125 State Highway 146 W	Golconda	62938	Pope County	Pope County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 683-4011	319	25	12.7	63.6%	299 (93.7%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$13,361			$1,185			$12,176	39.7	49.5	955	202
172472002676	1158	Fieldcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Wagman St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 210-2872	207	18	11.8	96.6%	27 (13.0%)	59 (28.5%)	106 (51.2%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	$15,487			$2,833			$12,654	39.7	38.3	1199	41
170993000934	1159	Lyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2941 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3120	1,052	71	14.8	86.4%	56 (5.3%)	13 (1.2%)	945 (89.8%)	23 (2.2%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	$16,811			$3,154			$13,657	39.7	32.4	1336	177
171635001950	1160	Millikin Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 S Congress St	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 945-0475	368	26	14	28.0%	326 (88.6%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$14,709			$137			$14,571	39.7	45	1055	105

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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.