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)
171200003572	1931	Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School	Public	K-5	3225 Sangamon Dr	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 754-9936	342	21	16.5	73.4%	58 (17.0%)	204 (59.6%)	41 (12.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.9%)	$19,811			$2,723			$17,088	13.3	18	1760	171
171860002152	1932	Barack H Obama Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16448 S Park Ave	Markham	60428	Cook County	Hazel Crest School District 152-5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 825-2400	468	30	15.6	99.6%	2 (0.4%)	384 (82.1%)	75 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$26,042			$7,187			$18,854	13.3	13.1	1937	5
170993000633	1933	Burnham Elementary Inclusive Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9928 S Crandon Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6530	421	32	13.1	93.6%	1 (0.2%)	401 (95.2%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,647			$4,200			$17,447	13.3	11.6	1985	52
173534003690	1934	Sandridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2950 Glenwood Dyer Rd	Lynwood	60411	Cook County	Sandridge School District 172	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(219) 257-2102	407	27	15	17.4%	37 (9.1%)	279 (68.6%)	55 (13.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	$17,458			$2,956			$14,502	13.2	11.8	1974	40
170993004913	1935	Daley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5024 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9091	485	31	15.6	99.4%	4 (0.8%)	44 (9.1%)	436 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,041			$3,498			$14,542	13.2	11.1	1998	63
171359001656	1936	Egyptian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20023 Diswood Rd	Tamms	62988	Alexander County	Egyptian CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 776-5251	190	11	16.7	100.0%	140 (73.7%)	25 (13.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.1%)	$17,023			$4,730			$12,293	13.2	14.4	1895	41
172058004928	1937	Carl Sandburg Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Lilac Ln	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 725-0281	372	21	17.8	93.8%	24 (6.5%)	192 (51.6%)	137 (36.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$17,715			$1,835			$15,880	13.2	13.5	1925	12
170993000597	1938	Nicholson Technical Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6006 S Peoria St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3285	430	28	15.3	98.1%	1 (0.2%)	408 (94.9%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,432			$4,061			$17,371	13.1	13.6	1921	17
173123003259	1939	Franklin Primary School	Public	K-4	807 W Columbia Ter	Peoria	61606	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 682-2693	393	27	14.5	87.3%	40 (10.2%)	292 (74.3%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.7%)	$17,147			$3,010			$14,137	13	11.7	1978	39
170993000944	1940	Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4217 W 18th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1530	221	1	221	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	214 (96.8%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,482			$5,314			$21,168	13	16.5	1814	126

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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.