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)
170822005403	901	Central 3-4 Middle School	Public	3-4	301 Hanna St	Quincy	62339	Adams County	Central CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 696-4652	113	11	10.6	42.5%	108 (95.6%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,221			$3,037			$9,184	51.7	43.2	1105	204
171953002233	902	Winston Churchill School	Public	3-5	1300 190th St	Homewood	60430	Cook County	Homewood School District 153	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 798-3424	546	49	11.1	43.0%	122 (22.3%)	295 (54.0%)	83 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$18,187			$477			$17,710	51.6	60.7	735	167
172505005654	903	Arland D Williams Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	1709 S 9th St	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Mattoon CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 238-2800	716	46	15.7	67.2%	543 (75.8%)	58 (8.1%)	46 (6.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.7%)	$13,248			$1,535			$11,713	51.5	49.5	956	53
172055002321	904	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-4	20163 Corinth Rd	Pittsburg	62974	Williamson County	Johnston City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 982-2130	140	12	12.1	67.9%	124 (88.6%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.7%)	$15,120			$1,936			$13,184	51.4	45.8	1037	133
174311004325	905	Woodland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1115 N Hunt Club Rd	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Woodland CCSD 50	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 596-5900	974	83	11.8	42.4%	356 (36.6%)	81 (8.3%)	367 (37.7%)	103 (10.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.2%)	$18,809			$789			$18,020	51.3	54.7	852	53
170993000784	906	Garvy J Elementary School	Public	K-8	5225 N Oak Park Ave	Chicago	60656	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1185	744	49	15.3	38.0%	373 (50.1%)	14 (1.9%)	272 (36.6%)	54 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	19 (2.6%)	$15,719			$2,162			$13,557	51.2	56.8	804	102
170140306141	907	North Mac Intermediate	Public	3-5	525 N 3rd St	Girard	62640	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 627-2419	205	19	11	57.1%	188 (91.7%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$14,993			$977			$14,015	51.2	45	1058	151
171314001555	908	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	2710 Golf Rd	Glenview	60025	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 965-4780	402	33	12	56.2%	138 (34.3%)	26 (6.5%)	71 (17.7%)	112 (27.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	51 (12.7%)	$18,055			$1,403			$16,652	51.2	56.4	815	93
170917000526	909	Dawn Elser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	309 Hartman Ln	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	Central School District 104	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 632-6336	384	35	10.9	52.1%	162 (42.2%)	114 (29.7%)	41 (10.7%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.3%)	$14,476			$662			$13,814	51.1	47.8	998	89
172142002410	910	Komarek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8940 W 24th St	North Riverside	60546	Cook County	Komarek School District 94	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 447-8030	547	45	12.1	50.1%	146 (26.7%)	91 (16.6%)	278 (50.8%)	28 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$16,782			$589			$16,194	51	61.3	723	187

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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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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.