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)
170993001085	1941	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 W 52nd St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1757	210	20	10.5	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	171 (81.4%)	38 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$27,473			$4,611			$22,862	13	10	2044	103
172058002327	1942	Edna Keith Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 4th Ave	Joliet	60433	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 723-3409	402	21	19.4	95.0%	13 (3.2%)	143 (35.6%)	229 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$18,316			$2,210			$16,107	13	10.9	2010	68
174386004353	1943	Elmwood Elementary School	Public	3-5	3025 Ezra Ave	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 379-0319	228	20	11.4	89.5%	16 (7.0%)	92 (40.4%)	104 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	$27,438			$977			$26,460	13	11.1	1996	53
173708005593	1944	Edwin A Lee Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 Bunn Ave	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 585-5828	196	21	9.4	79.6%	52 (26.5%)	115 (58.7%)	9 (4.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.2%)	$29,914			$4,221			$25,693	13	16.4	1817	127
170993001011	1945	Piccolo Elementary Specialty School	Public	PK, KG-8	1040 N Keeler Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4425	635	51	12.5	92.0%	2 (0.3%)	199 (31.3%)	430 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,001			$3,299			$14,702	13	10.5	2024	79
170993000638	1946	Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	932 N Central Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6025	421	36	11.8	92.4%	4 (1.0%)	321 (76.2%)	88 (20.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$20,583			$3,456			$17,127	13	10.8	2015	69
170468000150	1947	L D Brady Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Columbia St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-5425	281	23	12.2	76.9%	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	267 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$22,740			$3,699			$19,041	12.9	12.3	1959	12
170993001124	1948	Tilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	223 N Keeler Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6746	243	18	13.8	93.4%	1 (0.4%)	219 (90.1%)	22 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,114			$6,359			$17,754	12.9	11.2	1993	45
170993005691	1949	Calmeca Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3456 W 38th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7000	628	40	15.6	85.7%	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	610 (97.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,209			$2,924			$15,285	12.8	12.7	1946	3
172472002679	1950	Nob Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 168th St	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 335-9770	181	12	14.9	99.4%	2 (1.1%)	159 (87.8%)	17 (9.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$17,057			$3,120			$13,937	12.7	14.7	1885	65

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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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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.