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)
170960000565	1811	Ashmore Elementary School	Public	K-4	313 S Ohio St	Ashmore	61912	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 349-3000	82	8	10.9	54.9%	71 (86.6%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.1%)	$19,491			$1,490			$18,001	16	39.9	1174	637
170993000816	1812	Gillespie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9301 S State St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5065	376	26	14.4	87.2%	1 (0.3%)	362 (96.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,759			$3,179			$17,580	15.9	12	1968	156
171371001668	1813	Channing Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-6	63 S Channing St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5185	348	29	11.9	71.0%	21 (6.0%)	22 (6.3%)	294 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,481			$2,763			$12,719	15.9	15.2	1859	46
170993006477	1814	KIPP Academy Chicago Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4818 W Ohio St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 938-8553	606	62	9.7	92.6%	2 (0.3%)	551 (90.9%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.4%)	$29,841			$162			$29,679	15.9	14.8	1877	63
170993000979	1815	Mozart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2200 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4160	485	38	12.9	80.6%	15 (3.1%)	31 (6.4%)	435 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,453			$3,306			$17,147	15.9	18.4	1739	76
172076005569	1816	John Kennedy Middle Grade School	Public	2-6	1550 W Calista St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 933-0764	543	31	17.5	91.5%	90 (16.6%)	270 (49.7%)	161 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$15,507			$1,419			$14,088	15.8	25.4	1516	300
170993001032	1817	Pershing Elementary Humanities Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Calumet Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9272	429	36	12	82.3%	4 (0.9%)	405 (94.4%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$23,647			$5,333			$18,315	15.8	24	1549	268
170993004917	1818	Saucedo Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1770	868	70	12.4	92.9%	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.8%)	821 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$20,169			$4,625			$15,544	15.8	19.6	1695	123
170468000155	1819	Rose E Krug Elementary School	Public	K-5	240 Melrose Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-5280	282	18	15.4	73.4%	13 (4.6%)	36 (12.8%)	223 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	$20,105			$3,221			$16,884	15.7	15	1869	50
170993001005	1820	OKeeffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6940 S Merrill Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0600	492	35	14	90.7%	2 (0.4%)	466 (94.7%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$18,017			$2,750			$15,266	15.7	14.6	1887	67

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.