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)
172118003822	371	Kinnikinnick School	Public	4-5	5410 Pine Ln	Roscoe	61073	Winnebago County	Kinnikinnick CCSD 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 623-2837	393			29.0%	320 (81.4%)	9 (2.3%)	36 (9.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$11,659			$724			$10,936	79.8	74.1	477	106
173210003358	372	Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	308 S Pleasant Ave	Polo	61064	Ogle County	Polo CUSD 222	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 946-3811	297	19	15.4	50.8%	264 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$13,613			$1,965			$11,648	79.7	70.5	552	180
172400002624	373	Maercker Elementary School	Public	3-5	5827 S Cass Ave	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Maercker School District 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 515-4820	461	33	14	43.6%	204 (44.3%)	36 (7.8%)	97 (21.0%)	103 (22.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$17,749			$587			$17,162	79.7	83	316	57
173951006012	374	Troy Hofer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	910 Vertin Blvd	Shorewood	60404	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 577-6760	442	36	12.2	50.5%	166 (37.6%)	86 (19.5%)	150 (33.9%)	32 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$15,810			$847			$14,964	79.7	78.6	392	18
174218004207	375	Carl Sandburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	1345 Jewell Rd	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 682-2105	402	29	13.9	36.3%	240 (59.7%)	34 (8.5%)	71 (17.7%)	44 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$16,339			$978			$15,361	79.7	86	254	121
171983005734	376	Conley Elementary School	Public	3-5	750 Dr John Burkey Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 659-3700	565	45	12.6	21.6%	373 (66.0%)	21 (3.7%)	93 (16.5%)	62 (11.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	$13,911			$256			$13,656	79.6	78	403	27
173474003641	377	Frederick Nerge Elementary School	Public	K-6	660 N Woodfield Trl	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-5777	621	42	14.8		306 (49.3%)	32 (5.2%)	100 (16.1%)	157 (25.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$14,258			$742			$13,516	79.6	83.6	301	76
173474003634	378	Anne Fox Elementary School	Public	K-6	1035 Parkview Dr	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 736-3500	339	34	9.9		94 (27.7%)	39 (11.5%)	119 (35.1%)	65 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$20,376			$1,719			$18,657	79.5	71.6	530	152
170522000203	379	H C Storm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 N Van Nortwick Ave	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 937-8200	360	28	12.7	25.6%	264 (73.3%)	7 (1.9%)	66 (18.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$17,884			$668			$17,216	79.4	78	402	23
171659001964	380	Giant City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1062 Boskydell Rd	Carbondale	62902	Jackson County	Giant City CCSD 130	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 457-5391	242	17	14.4	38.8%	189 (78.1%)	10 (4.1%)	16 (6.6%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	$12,310			$977			$11,333	79.4	75.7	454	74

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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:

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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.