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)
171350001637	421	West Salem Grade School	Public	K-8	105 E School St	West Salem	62476	Edwards County	Edwards County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 456-8881	164	14	11.7	48.8%	159 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,092			$1,215			$11,877	77.9	82.6	328	93
173369003464	422	Columbus Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	9700 Mayfield Ave	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 424-3481	356	31	11.4	55.3%	192 (53.9%)	24 (6.7%)	120 (33.7%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	$16,074			$3,127			$12,947	77.8	61.6	718	296
170384000074	423	Oakland Elementary School	Public	K-5	818 E Grass Lake Rd	Lake Villa	60046	Lake County	Antioch CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 838-8600	549	45	12.2	21.9%	372 (67.8%)	18 (3.3%)	103 (18.8%)	22 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.5%)	$15,103			$766			$14,337	77.8	72.8	502	79
173798003890	424	Stockton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 N Pearl St	Stockton	61085	Jo Daviess County	Stockton CUSD 206	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 947-3702	141	10	13.5	48.2%	121 (85.8%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$15,134			$980			$14,154	77.8			(n/a)
171593002969	425	Fremont Intermediate School	Public	3-5	28754 N Fremont Center Rd	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Fremont School District 79	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 388-3700	652	48	13.7		433 (66.4%)	14 (2.1%)	117 (17.9%)	64 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	$16,354			$629			$15,724	77.8	78.7	388	37
170729006891	426	Central School	Public	4-5	410 Mccarthy Rd	Lemont	60439	Cook County	Lemont-Bromberek Central School District 113A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 257-2286	533	35	15.2	19.3%	439 (82.4%)	6 (1.1%)	44 (8.3%)	32 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$13,198			$463			$12,735	77.6	81.8	345	81
172271004699	427	Lexington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 E Wall St	Lexington	61753	McLean County	Lexington CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 365-2741	218	18	11.8	22.9%	206 (94.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$13,424			$349			$13,075	77.6	79.4	383	44
173522003684	428	Stella May Swartz Elementary School	Public	2-4	17W160 16th St	Oakbrook Terrace	60181	DuPage County	Salt Creek School District 48	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 834-9256	150	11	13.7	45.3%	85 (56.7%)	8 (5.3%)	32 (21.3%)	22 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	$26,279			$1,937			$24,342	77.6	65.4	636	208
170954005729	429	Pioneer Path	Public	3-4	24920 S Sage St	Channahon	60410	Will County	Channahon School District 17	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 467-4312	252	22	11.4	21.8%	205 (81.3%)	5 (2.0%)	37 (14.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$12,929			$1,536			$11,393	77.6	77.5	414	15
174136004150	430	Wayne City Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	408 E Mill St	Wayne City	62895	Wayne County	Wayne City CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 895-3103	358	25	14.2	44.1%	350 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,187			$1,584			$10,604	77.5	76.1	448	18

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.