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)
174260004278	61	McKenzie Elementary School	Public	K-4	649 Prairie Ave	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 512-6300	444	35	12.6		353 (79.5%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.1%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	$20,487			$238			$20,249	96.5	93.4	121	60
174260004275	62	Central Elementary School	Public	K-4	910 Central Ave	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 512-6100	442	34	13.1		364 (82.4%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	$21,842			$366			$21,476	96.5	97.5	32	30
174284004299	63	Crow Island Elementary School	Public	K-4	1112 Willow Rd	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 446-0353	343	31	11		315 (91.8%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$27,993			$218			$27,776	96.5	95.5	76	13
173399003493	64	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	61 Woodside Rd	Riverside	60546	Cook County	Riverside School District 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 447-1106	376	28	13.6	19.7%	245 (65.2%)	6 (1.6%)	93 (24.7%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$18,180			$348			$17,832	96.3	94.8	91	27
170993000918	65	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-8	615 W Kemper Pl	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5720	811	52	15.7	11.3%	477 (58.8%)	79 (9.7%)	78 (9.6%)	102 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.1%)	$14,291			$1,885			$12,406	96.3	96.8	47	18
170993005269	66	Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 S La Salle St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-0040	289	16	18	33.9%	40 (13.8%)	182 (63.0%)	13 (4.5%)	43 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$17,964			$2,865			$15,099	96.3	98.3	22	44
172190004411	67	Sarah Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 Old Mill Grove Rd	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 438-5986	404	34	12	20.0%	318 (78.7%)	11 (2.7%)	35 (8.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$14,893			$467			$14,426	96.3	94.1	104	37
171254001510	68	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1435 Jefferson Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 719-5840	358	24	14.8		290 (81.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.1%)	$16,047			$516			$15,531	96.2	95.3	81	13
172160002421	69	Cossitt Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	115 W Cossitt Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 215-6200	486	44	10.9	3.9%	382 (78.6%)	14 (2.9%)	51 (10.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$17,022			$474			$16,547	96.1	97	41	28
172925003062	70	Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	K-5	921 N Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 524-3082	403	35	11.5	4.0%	256 (63.5%)	31 (7.7%)	28 (6.9%)	25 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (14.9%)	$18,342			$783			$17,559	96.1	93.3	123	53

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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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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.