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)
174169001617	31	V Blanche Graham Elementary	Public	K-5	2315 High Meadow Rd	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-6900	310	20	15.2	8.1%	135 (43.5%)	14 (4.5%)	19 (6.1%)	113 (36.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	$13,938			$997			$12,941	97.8	94.6	96	65
172163002427	32	Seventh Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	701 7th Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 482-2730	198	24	8.4	28.8%	139 (70.2%)	6 (3.0%)	36 (18.2%)	11 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$24,839			$878			$23,961	97.8	94	105	73
172175002450	33	Everett Elementary School	Public	K-4	1111 Everett School Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest School District 67	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 234-5713	308	29	10.6		243 (78.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.2%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.1%)	$24,618			$365			$24,253	97.8	95.4	78	45
171397001750	34	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	360 E Crescent Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-6261	335	29	11.4	6.0%	238 (71.0%)	5 (1.5%)	31 (9.3%)	34 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.8%)	$20,048			$541			$19,507	97.7	92.9	129	95
172898003038	35	Greenbriar Elementary School	Public	K-5	2195 Cherry Ln	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 498-7950	367	37	10		294 (80.1%)	5 (1.4%)	17 (4.6%)	40 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$30,958			$332			$30,626	97.7	98.6	18	17
170011902189	36	Ravinia Elementary School	Public	K-5	763 Dean Ave	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 765-3700	281	20	13.7		243 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$22,641			$530			$22,111	97.6	96.2	62	26
173717005452	37	Ferson Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	38W160 Bolcum Rd	Saint Charles	60175	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-2300	600	44	13.7	9.3%	491 (81.8%)	3 (0.5%)	46 (7.7%)	33 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.2%)	$15,899			$221			$15,678	97.5	95.6	72	35
174260004279	38	Romona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Romona Rd	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 512-6400	479	48	9.9		271 (56.6%)	5 (1.0%)	51 (10.6%)	69 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (16.9%)	$26,213			$611			$25,602	97.4	98.5	20	18
173399003491	39	A F Ames Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Southcote Rd	Riverside	60546	Cook County	Riverside School District 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 447-0759	471	31	15.3	27.8%	225 (47.8%)	15 (3.2%)	182 (38.6%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	$16,305			$546			$15,758	97.4	91.1	160	121
172175002451	40	Sheridan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1360 N Sheridan Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest School District 67	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 234-1160	265	26	10.1		235 (88.7%)	4 (1.5%)	10 (3.8%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$24,850			$365			$24,486	97.4	94.5	99	59

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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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.