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)
173063003183	691	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-5	614 E 2nd St	Pana	62557	Christian County	Pana CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 562-8543	217	19	11.6	71.4%	211 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,142			$2,975			$11,167	62.3	65.5	633	58
173645003757	692	Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	9700 Crawford Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 676-5001	325	26	12.3	46.5%	104 (32.0%)	32 (9.8%)	46 (14.2%)	124 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$22,168			$1,397			$20,771	62.3	61.3	724	32
173474003647	693	John Muir Literacy Academy	Public	K-6	1973 Kensington Ln	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 357-6444	435	41	10.4		70 (16.1%)	93 (21.4%)	153 (35.2%)	101 (23.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$19,562			$2,021			$17,540	62.3	65.2	647	46
170993000859	694	Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School	Public	K-8	1710 E 93rd St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6416	193	14	14.2	68.4%	0 (0.0%)	182 (94.3%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$22,246			$4,767			$17,479	62.2	70.7	546	148
173712003849	695	St Anne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 S Saint Louis Ave	Saint Anne	60964	Kankakee County	St Anne CCSD 256	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 427-8153	281	23	12.2	57.7%	176 (62.6%)	2 (0.7%)	83 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$19,875			$2,283			$17,592	62.2	49.4	965	270
170993001027	696	Peirce Elementary International Studies School	Public	PK, KG-8	1423 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-2440	1,067	75	14.3	36.2%	493 (46.2%)	87 (8.2%)	337 (31.6%)	51 (4.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (8.2%)	$16,615			$2,654			$13,961	62.1	62.3	703	7
173027002101	697	Old Post Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Old Post Rd	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 636-3400	418	33	12.7	29.4%	245 (58.6%)	36 (8.6%)	96 (23.0%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$14,921			$706			$14,215	62.1	78.3	398	299
172213005430	698	Sumner Attendance Center	Public	4-6	110 W Locust St	Sumner	62466	Lawrence County	Red Hill CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 936-2412	199	13	15.4	57.8%	191 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,205			$1,047			$9,158	62	64.6	660	38
172671002855	699	Southside School	Public	3-5	100 Academic Dr	Morrison	61270	Whiteside County	Morrison CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 772-2183	212	16	13.5	40.6%	185 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$11,560			$1,436			$10,124	61.9	76.4	442	257
170031405704	700	West Prairie South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 S Coal St	Colchester	62326	McDonough County	West Prairie CUSD 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 776-3790	177	17	10.4	40.7%	175 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,942			$2,341			$15,600	61.9	52.3	894	194

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.