Best Elementary Schools in Illinois

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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)
170993000806	1251	Greene N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3525 S Honore St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4560	308	26	11.8	90.9%	12 (3.9%)	8 (2.6%)	266 (86.4%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$20,222			$3,734			$16,488	35.8	30.3	1387	136
170993000857	1252	Hitch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5625 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60646	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1189	502	37	13.5	46.2%	174 (34.7%)	11 (2.2%)	244 (48.6%)	40 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	$18,815			$2,583			$16,232	35.6	51.8	902	350
170021703615	1253	Christopher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 S Snider St	Christopher	62822	Franklin County	Christopher Unified School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 724-7604	486	36	13.3	68.9%	467 (96.1%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,579			$3,242			$9,337	35.6	35.8	1266	13
171020001235	1254	Abe Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3545 S 61st Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 652-8889	732	54	13.5	88.8%	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	714 (97.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,572			$2,277			$18,295	35.6	34.5	1296	42
172385002599	1255	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Grove Ave	Brookfield	60513	Cook County	Lyons School District 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 783-4600	416	36	11.4	69.7%	85 (20.4%)	27 (6.5%)	288 (69.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$20,680			$462			$20,219	35.5	31.9	1349	94
170011305388	1256	Illini Central Grade School	Public	K-5	208 N West Ave	Mason City	62664	Mason County	Illini Central CUSD 189	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 482-5180	252	27	9.2	9.9%	240 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$19,542			$1,563			$17,978	35.5	30	1393	137
172505005655	1257	Riddle Elementary School	Public	K-5	4201 Western Ave	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Mattoon CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 238-3800	616	43	14.4	68.3%	486 (78.9%)	26 (4.2%)	42 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.9%)	$14,223			$1,535			$12,688	35.4	26	1502	245
170345004514	1258	Allendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 N 3rd St	Allendale	62410	Wabash County	Allendale CCSD 17	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 299-3161	143	11	12.7	58.7%	137 (95.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$10,372			$2,047			$8,325	35.4	49	976	282
171923002210	1259	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4804 Harrison St	Hillside	60162	Cook County	Hillside School District 93	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 449-6491	462	43	10.8	61.7%	12 (2.6%)	187 (40.5%)	240 (51.9%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$25,028			$21,236			$3,792	35.3	31.9	1347	88
173042003155	1260	Gray M Sanborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 N Oak St	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 963-7000	444	40	11.1	52.3%	189 (42.6%)	41 (9.2%)	143 (32.2%)	46 (10.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$18,817			$971			$17,846	35.3	34.2	1299	39

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.