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)
170993005547	1891	McAuliffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1841 N Springfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4400	565	41	13.9	76.8%	11 (1.9%)	32 (5.7%)	514 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$19,003			$3,250			$15,752	14	15.4	1850	41
171242001489	1892	Caroline Sibley Elementary School	Public	K-6	1550 Sibley Blvd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 868-1870	525	19	27.6	99.6%	3 (0.6%)	491 (93.5%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$16,972			$2,016			$14,956	14	13.3	1933	41
170993000958	1893	McKay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6901 S Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9340	625	43	14.5	93.3%	10 (1.6%)	371 (59.4%)	236 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$18,650			$3,427			$15,222	14	16.2	1825	68
173114003248	1894	Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4120 S Wheeler Rd	Pembroke Township	60958	Kankakee County	Pembroke CCSD 259	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 944-5219	199	15	13.2	85.4%	9 (4.5%)	101 (50.8%)	75 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	$20,129			$1,595			$18,534	14	17.7	1771	123
170993000697	1895	Chopin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2450 W Rice St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4080	320	28	11.6	90.9%	42 (13.1%)	100 (31.3%)	169 (52.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$25,750			$4,061			$21,689	14	15.2	1860	35
172472002678	1896	Markham Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16239 Lawndale Ave	Markham	60428	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 210-2869	290	17	17.5	93.4%	2 (0.7%)	185 (63.8%)	102 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,416			$2,919			$15,497	13.9	22.2	1601	295
170993001084	1897	Mireles Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9000 S Exchange Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6360	452	34	13.1	94.2%	2 (0.4%)	241 (53.3%)	204 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,679			$3,521			$15,158	13.9	13	1939	42
171125001349	1898	Talala Elementary School	Public	K-5	430 Talala St	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 367-2560	287	24	12	99.7%	7 (2.4%)	192 (66.9%)	73 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$18,989			$1,001			$17,988	13.9	14.8	1880	18
170993000589	1899	Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7650 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3260	390	29	13.4	93.1%	1 (0.3%)	336 (86.2%)	52 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,259			$3,773			$19,486	13.8	9.6	2051	152
171317001562	1900	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	451 22nd Ave	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 755-7621	328	22	14.7	97.0%	79 (24.1%)	68 (20.7%)	159 (48.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$17,609			$3,343			$14,266	13.8	20.6	1664	236

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.