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)
172494003240	171	Scott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4732 Patriots Dr	Scott Air Force Base	62225	St. Clair County	Mascoutah CUD 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 746-4738	755	48	15.6	26.5%	441 (58.4%)	86 (11.4%)	128 (17.0%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	76 (10.1%)	$12,084			$819			$11,266	90.8	87.3	231	60
170011902191	172	Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Stratford Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 765-3800	375	39	9.6		292 (77.9%)	17 (4.5%)	26 (6.9%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$26,348			$530			$25,818	90.8	83.3	312	140
170414000097	173	Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2211 N Burke Dr	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4275	578	37	15.6	17.6%	298 (51.6%)	7 (1.2%)	72 (12.5%)	193 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	$15,165			$613			$14,552	90.7	83	318	145
171716002021	174	Gower West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7650 Clarendon Hills Rd	Willowbrook	60527	DuPage County	Gower School District 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 986-5383	549	37	14.7		318 (57.9%)	17 (3.1%)	84 (15.3%)	81 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.9%)	$16,257			$309			$15,948	90.7	93.4	122	52
171397001749	175	Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 S Swain Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-4544	449	34	13	5.8%	315 (70.2%)	6 (1.3%)	65 (14.5%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$18,733			$455			$18,278	90.6	87.1	235	60
170993000674	176	Coonley Elementary School	Public	K-8	4046 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5140	795	54	14.8	11.1%	541 (68.1%)	13 (1.6%)	126 (15.8%)	33 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (10.1%)	$17,744			$2,341			$15,404	90.5	93.2	125	51
174218004437	177	Bower Elementary School	Public	K-5	4S241 River Rd	Warrenville	60555	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 393-9413	403	43	9.4	32.8%	254 (63.0%)	17 (4.2%)	84 (20.8%)	32 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$23,259			$2,522			$20,738	90.5	85.1	273	96
170414000096	178	Greenbrier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 N Verde Dr	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4272	297	30	9.7	11.8%	200 (67.3%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (4.0%)	77 (25.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,968			$681			$20,287	90.5	89.9	186	8
173474003645	179	Hoover Math and Science Academy	Public	K-6	315 N Springinsguth Rd	Schaumburg	60194	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-5800	674	52	12.9		258 (38.3%)	23 (3.4%)	113 (16.8%)	257 (38.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$14,884			$478			$14,406	90.4	92.5	132	47
173084003217	180	George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Stewart Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 318-4360	583	46	12.6		480 (82.3%)	5 (0.9%)	57 (9.8%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	$18,767			$354			$18,413	90.4	90.7	168	12

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.