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)
170993000957	21	McDade Elementary Classical School	Public	K-8	8801 S Indiana Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-3669	210	14	15.5	38.1%	5 (2.4%)	191 (91.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$19,624			$2,835			$16,789	98.4	96.7	51	30
172898003039	22	Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Walters Ave	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 498-7940	482	44	10.9		353 (73.2%)	7 (1.5%)	24 (5.0%)	74 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$25,321			$332			$24,988	98.4	97.2	38	16
171929002216	23	Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 S Madison St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 861-4100	384	32	12		265 (69.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	66 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.1%)	$20,773			$277			$20,497	98.4	98.8	13	10
171929002220	24	The Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 N Elm St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 861-4500	330	26	12.9		228 (69.1%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.4%)	56 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$20,151			$277			$19,875	98.2	99.4	6	18
174284004301	25	Hubbard Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	1110 Chatfield Rd	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 446-0920	324	33	9.9		288 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	19 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$25,458			$218			$25,241	98	95.1	85	60
172190005713	26	Spencer Loomis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Hubbard Ln	Hawthorn Woods	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 719-3300	472	30	16	8.1%	343 (72.7%)	7 (1.5%)	24 (5.1%)	84 (17.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$14,963			$409			$14,554	98	95.7	70	44
172771002932	27	Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 S Brainard St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 420-6335	508	35	14.6	7.3%	312 (61.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.5%)	129 (25.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.7%)	$15,656			$215			$15,442	98	98.9	11	16
171911002195	28	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5850 Laurel Ave	La Grange Highlands	60525	Cook County	LaGrange Highlands School District 106	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 579-6886	555	43	12.9		441 (79.5%)	6 (1.1%)	58 (10.5%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	$16,511			$820			$15,691	97.9	97.9	24	4
171785002079	29	Shabonee School	Public	3-5	1000 Pfingsten Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 498-4970	428	37	11.4		260 (60.7%)	7 (1.6%)	28 (6.5%)	109 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	$24,394			$289			$24,104	97.9	97.9	25	4
173708003825	30	Iles Elementary School	Public	1-8	1700 S 15th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 525-3226	391	25	15.9	19.2%	166 (42.5%)	60 (15.3%)	17 (4.3%)	91 (23.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.6%)	$20,155			$3,810			$16,345	97.8	96.7	50	20

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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.

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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.